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The latest set of quality standards covering a wide range of topics, including heart failure, irritable bowel syndrome, skin cancer, and obesity in adults, has been referred to NICE "National Institute For Health And Clinical Excellence"
NICE will also, for the first time, develop public health quality standards in areas that relate to the NHS.
The topics cover standards for smoking cessation, encouraging physical activity in all people in contact with the NHS and for preventing and managing alcohol misuse.
This is in line with a recommendation by the NHS Future Forum - a group of 45 independent health experts led by Professor Steve Field -for NICE to develop quality standards setting out the evidence based action that the NHS can take in relation to the main lifestyle risk factors.
This latest referral from the Department of Health will see NICE produce its first quality standards for blood disorders, hearing loss, skin conditions including psoriasis, and a number of service delivery standards such as out-of-hours care and trauma services.
Source: nice.org.uk
NICE will also, for the first time, develop public health quality standards in areas that relate to the NHS.
The topics cover standards for smoking cessation, encouraging physical activity in all people in contact with the NHS and for preventing and managing alcohol misuse.
This is in line with a recommendation by the NHS Future Forum - a group of 45 independent health experts led by Professor Steve Field -for NICE to develop quality standards setting out the evidence based action that the NHS can take in relation to the main lifestyle risk factors.
This latest referral from the Department of Health will see NICE produce its first quality standards for blood disorders, hearing loss, skin conditions including psoriasis, and a number of service delivery standards such as out-of-hours care and trauma services.
Source: nice.org.uk