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This quality standard covers identifying and supporting adults and young people (aged 10 and over) who may have an alcohol-use disorder and caring for people with alcohol-related health problems, as well as support for their families and carers. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Use of validated alcohol questionnaires
- Quality statement 2: Community support networks and self-help groups
- Quality statement 3: Triage assessment in specialist alcohol services
- Quality statement 4: Acute alcohol withdrawal
- Quality statement 5: Interventions to prevent relapse after unplanned withdrawal from alcohol in hospital
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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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This quality standard covers increasing vaccine uptake among children and young people aged under 19 in groups and settings that have low immunisation coverage. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Follow-up invitations
- Quality statement 2: Offering outstanding vaccinations
- Quality statement 3: Recording vaccinations
- Quality statement 4: Checking immunisation status at specific educational stages
- Quality statement 5: Checking immunisation status of young offenders and offering outstanding vaccinations
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This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosis with spirometry
- Quality statement 2: Inhaler technique
- Quality statement 3: Assessment for long-term oxygen therapy
- Quality statement 4: Pulmonary rehabilitation for stable COPD and exercise limitation
- Quality statement 5: Pulmonary rehabilitation after an acute exacerbation
- Quality statement 6: Emergency oxygen during an exacerbation
- Quality statement 7: Non-invasive ventilation
This quality standard covers the investigation and recognition of suspected cancer, and referral to specialist cancer services for adults, young people and children. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Direct access to diagnostic tests
- Quality statement 2: Urgent direct access endoscopy for oesophageal or stomach cancer
- Quality statement 3: Testing for blood in faeces
- Quality statement 4: Encouraging attendance at cancer services
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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people (under 18). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Same-day referral and appointments
- Quality statement 2: Education and information
- Quality statement 3: Intensive insulin therapy and level 3 carbohydrate-counting education for type 1 diabetes
- Quality statement 4: Continuous glucose monitoring in type 1 diabetes
- Quality statement 5: Blood ketone monitoring in type 1 diabetes
- Quality statement 6: Access to mental health professionals with an understanding of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing motor neurone disease, including care, support and planning after diagnosis. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Information and support at diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Respiratory assessment and non-invasive ventilation
- Quality statement 3: Provision of equipment and adaptions based on multidisciplinary team assessment
- Quality statement 4: Continuity of care
- Quality statement 5: Planning for end of life care
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing obesity in adults, young people and children, including referral for specialist care and bariatric (weight loss) surgery. It includes people who are obese and have, or are at risk of, other medical conditions. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Informing people of their BMI
- Quality statement 2: Discussion on the choice of interventions
- Quality statement 3: Referring children and young people for specialist care
- Quality statement 4: Referring adults with type 2 diabetes for bariatric surgery assessment
- Quality statement 5: Referring adults for bariatric surgery assessment
- Quality statement 6: Follow-up care after bariatric surgery
- Quality statement 7: Nutritional monitoring after discharge from the bariatric surgery service
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.