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  1. Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people (QS59)

    This quality standard covers recognising and managing antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  2. Suspected sepsis in over 16s (QS213)

    This quality standard covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis in people over 16 who are not or have not recently been pregnant. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  3. The experiences of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems in services:- What experience do people with learning disabilities have of services designed to prevent and treat mental health problems and how does this relate to clinical outcomes?

    Question The experiences of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems in services:- What experience do people with...

  4. Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults (NG215)

    This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.

  5. Child abuse and neglect (NG76)

    This guideline covers recognising and responding to abuse and neglect in children and young people aged under 18. It covers physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. The guideline aims to help anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and young people to spot signs of abuse and neglect and to know how to respond. It also supports practitioners who carry out assessments and provide early help and interventions to children, young people, parents and carers.

  6. Support for people with mental health conditions to stop smoking: How can people with mental health conditions be supported effectively to stop smoking (at individual and system level)? What are the challenges and opportunities and how can they be addressed?

    Question Support for people with mental health conditions to stop smoking: How can people with mental health conditions be...

  7. Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation (NG94)

    This guideline covers organising and delivering emergency and acute medical care for people aged over 16 in the community and in hospital. It aims to reduce the need for hospital admissions by giving advanced training to paramedics and providing community alternatives to hospital care. It also promotes good-quality care in hospital and joint working between health and social services.

  8. Medicines management in care homes (QS85)

    This quality standard covers managing medicines safely and effectively in care homes. It includes processes for prescribing, handling and administering medicines for adults, young people, and children living in care homes. It also includes providing care and support relating to medicines. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  9. Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s (CG89)

    This guideline covers the signs of possible child maltreatment in children and young people aged under 18 years. It aims to raise awareness and help healthcare professionals who are not child protection specialists to identify the features of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and fabricated or induced illness.

  10. Develop case identification tools for common mental health problems:- Develop or adapt reliable and valid tools for the case identification of common mental health problems in people with learning disabilities, for routine use in primary care, social care and education settings.

    tools for common mental health problems:- Develop or adapt reliable and valid tools for the case identification of common mental...

  11. Contraceptive services for under 25s (PH51)

    This guideline covers contraceptive services for under-25s. It aims to ensure all under-25s are given advice and information on all types of contraception. This includes additional tailored support to meet the particular needs and choices of those who are socially disadvantaged or who may find it difficult to use these services.

  12. Type 2 diabetes: prevention in people at high risk (PH38)

    This guideline covers how to identify adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes. It aims to remind practitioners that age is no barrier to being at high risk of, or developing, the condition. It also aims to help them provide those at high risk with an effective and appropriate intensive lifestyle-change programme to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The recommendations in this guideline can be used alongside the NHS Health Check programme .

  13. Physical activity: encouraging activity in the community (QS183)

    This quality standard covers how local strategy, policy and planning and improvements to the built or natural physical environment such as public open spaces, workplaces and schools can encourage and support people of all ages and all abilities to be physically active and move more. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.