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This quality standard covers the management of Parkinson’s disease in adults. It does not include treatment of parkinsonism not caused by Parkinson’s disease. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Point of contact with specialist services
- Quality statement 2: Information about impulse control disorders
- Quality statement 3: Referral to physiotherapy, occupational therapy or speech and language therapy
- Quality statement 4: Levodopa in hospital or a care home
- Quality statement 5: Access to clozapine for treating hallucinations and delusions
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This quality standard covers the prevention or delay of harmful use of drugs by children, young people and adults most likely to start using drugs, or already experimenting or using drugs occasionally. This includes illegal psychoactive substances, solvents, volatile substances, image- and performance-enhancing drugs, prescription-only medicines and over-the-counter medicines. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Assessment of looked-after children and young people
- Quality statement 2: Assessment of care leavers
- Quality statement 3: Assessment of children and young people in contact with youth offending services
- Quality statement 4: Information and advice for adults
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing trauma (complex fractures, non-complex fractures, major trauma and spinal injury) in adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Service user experience in adult mental health services (QS14)
This quality standard covers improving the experience of people using adult NHS mental health services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Empathy, dignity and respect
- Quality statement 2: Decision making
- Quality statement 3: Involvement to improve services
- Quality statement 4: Contacts for ongoing care
- Quality statement 5: Access to services
- Quality statement 6: Joint care planning
- Quality statement 7: Inpatient contact with staff
This quality standard covers preventing, identifying and managing latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children, young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover areas of national policy, such as the UK Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation programme.
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- Quality statement 1: Latent tuberculosis testing for people from high-incidence countries
- Quality statement 2: Latent tuberculosis testing for adults with HIV
- Quality statement 3: Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
- Quality statement 4: Assessment
- Quality statement 5: Directly observed therapy
- Quality statement 6: Accommodation
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Early years: promoting health and wellbeing in under 5s (QS128)
This quality standard covers services to support the health, and social and emotional wellbeing of children under 5, including vulnerable children who may need extra support. It includes health visitor services, childcare and early years education, and early intervention services in children’s social care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital (QS131)
This quality standard covers managing intravenous (IV) fluids safely and effectively for babies, children and young people (from birth to 16) in hospital. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Measuring plasma electrolyte concentration and blood glucose
- Quality statement 2: Assessment of fluid balance
- Quality statement 3: Fluid type for intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation
- Quality statement 4: Fluid type for routine maintenance
- Quality statement 5: Intravenous (IV) fluids lead
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Social care for older people with multiple long-term conditions (QS132)
This quality standard covers the planning and delivery of social care and support for older people (aged 65 and over) with multiple long-term conditions. It includes people living in their own homes, in specialist settings or in care homes, both those who receive support with funding for their social care and those who do not. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Including physical and mental health needs in a care and support needs assessment
- Quality statement 2: Discussing services that could help at a care and support needs assessment
- Quality statement 3: Named care coordinator
- Quality statement 4: Care planning
- Quality statement 5: Review of health and social care plan
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This quality standard covers improving the quality of the patient experience for people who use adult NHS services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Empathy, dignity and respect
- Quality statement 2: Contacts for ongoing care
- Quality statement 3: Information exchange
- Quality statement 4: Individualised care
- Quality statement 5: Preferences for sharing information
- Quality statement 6: Decision making
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This quality standard covers diagnostic reporting and the organisation of haematological cancer services for people of all ages (children, adults and young people) and managing haematological cancers in adults and young people (aged 16 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers oral health, including dental health and daily mouth care, for adults in care homes (with and without nursing provision). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and managing chronic liver disease in children, young people and adults, and cirrhosis in young people and adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Advice on physical activity, diet and alcohol
- Quality statement 2 (developmental): Testing for advanced liver fibrosis
- Quality statement 3 (developmental): Non-invasive testing for cirrhosis
- Quality statement 4: Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Quality statement 5: Prophylactic intravenous antibiotics for upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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This quality standard covers clinical assessment, prioritising and managing healthcare for adults aged 18 years and over with 2 or more long-term health conditions (multimorbidity). At least 1 of these conditions must be a physical health condition. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Violent and aggressive behaviours in people with mental health problems (QS154)
This quality standard covers short-term prevention and management of violent and physically threatening behaviour among adults, children and young people with a mental health problem. It applies to settings where mental health, health and social care services are provided. This includes community settings and care received at home. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Identifying triggers and warning signs
- Quality statement 2: Preventing and managing violent or aggressive behaviour
- Quality statement 3: Physical health during and after manual restraint
- Quality statement 4: Physical health after rapid tranquillisation
- Quality statement 5: Immediate post-incident debrief
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This quality standard covers the assessment and management of non-specific low back pain and sciatica in young people and adults aged 16 years and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Risk stratification
- Quality statement 2: Referrals for imaging
- Quality statement 3: Self-management
- Quality statement 4: Gabapentinoids, antiepileptics, antidepressants and paracetamol for low back pain without sciatica
- Quality statement 5: Opioids for chronic low back pain without sciatica
- Quality statement 6: Spinal injections
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