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This guideline covers assigning recall intervals between oral health reviews that are appropriate to the needs of individual patients. The guideline takes account of the effect of dental checks on: people’s wellbeing, general health and preventive habits; caries incidence and avoiding restorations; periodontal health and avoiding tooth loss; and avoiding pain and anxiety. It aims to improve or maintain patients’ quality of life and reduce morbidity associated with oral and dental disease.
This guideline covers medicines adherence in people aged 18 and over. It recommends how to encourage adherence to medicines by supporting and involving people in decisions about their prescribed medicines. It aims to ensure that a person’s decision to use a medicine is an informed choice.
procedures 2005 The Health Development Agency (HDA) transfers to NICE The HDA was a special health authority established in...
Arranging services for people with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges
delivering services Appointing a lead commissioner and pooling budgets across health, social care and education, and with neighbouring...
Helping to prevent winter deaths and illnesses associated with cold homes
A quick guide for home care managers on preventing deaths and illnesses associated with cold homes.
This guideline covers the assessment and early management of spinal column and spinal cord injury in pre-hospital settings (including ambulance services), emergency departments and major trauma centres. It covers traumatic injuries to the spine but does not cover spinal injury caused by a disease. It aims to reduce death and disability by improving the quality of emergency and urgent care.
Alcohol use: brief intervention for people with a long-term condition (IND202)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with one or more of the following conditions: CHD, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure, stroke or TIA, diabetes or dementia with a FAST score of 3 or more or AUDIT-C score of 5 or more in the preceding 2 years who have received brief intervention to help them reduce their alcohol related risk within 3 months of the score being recorded. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM181
Alcohol use: risk assessment for people with a long-term condition (IND201)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients with 1 or more of the following conditions: CHD, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure, stroke or TIA, diabetes or dementia who have been screened for hazardous drinking using the FAST or AUDIT-C tool in the preceding 2 years. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM180
This guideline covers how to improve the physical environment to encourage and support physical activity. The aim is to increase the general population’s physical activity levels.
Supporting people who provide unpaid care for adults with health or social care needs
for social care practitioners Good quality, consistent support helps the health, wellbeing and resilience of adult carers. Carers are...
mathematical philosophy (University of Cambridge), demography (LSE) and health economics (University of York), Mike Chambers is...
physical disability that limits mobility, a learning disability or enduring mental health difficulties)? Any explanatory notes(if...
Sedation in under 19s: using sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (CG112)
This guideline covers the assessment, preparation, training and monitoring needed when using sedation in people aged under 19. It aims to help healthcare professionals decide when sedation is the most clinically and cost effective option for reducing pain and anxiety during operations for children and young people.
In development [GID-TA11221] Expected publication date: 23 July 2025
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