Learn: Learnhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/?d=1Learn: LearnenAssessment of quality of data submitted for NICE technology appraisals over two decades (13 February 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/assessment-of-quality-of-data-submitted-for-nice-technology-appraisals-over-two-decades-13-february-2024-r10984/10984Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:57:57 +0000Stroke rehabilitation: my care (updated October 2023, NICE)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/stroke-rehabilitation-my-care-updated-october-2023-nice-r10559/10559Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:06:00 +0000Listening to the system - implementing virtual wards https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/listening-to-the-system-implementing-virtual-wards%E2%80%AF-r10527/10527Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:59:38 +0000A thematic analysis of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence responses to coroners’ concerns’ (20 September 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/a-thematic-analysis-of-national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-responses-to-coroners%E2%80%99-concerns%E2%80%99-20-september-2023-r10363/10363Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:36:00 +0000NICE Quality Standard - Urinary tract infections in adults (15 February 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-quality-standard-urinary-tract-infections-in-adults-15-february-2023-r8761/ The new standard replaces its predecessor that was published in 2015 and includes five key statements:

  • Women under the age of 65 should be diagnosed with a UTI if they present two or more key urinary symptoms and have no alternative causes or warning signs.
  • Adults with indwelling urinary catheters shouldn’t have dipstick testing to diagnose UTIs.
  • Men and non-pregnant women shouldn’t be prescribed antibiotics as a treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria.
  • Non-pregnant women with uncomplicated lower UTIs should be prescribed three-day courses of antibiotics, whilst pregnant women and men with uncomplicated lower UTIs should be prescribed antibiotics for seven days.
  • Men with recurrent UTIs, and women with recurrent lower UTIs where the cause hasn’t been identified or who have recurrent upper UTIs should be directed to specialist advice.
]]>8761Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:14:00 +0000NICE Talks podcast: What role does NICE play in patient safety? (24 January 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-talks-podcast-what-role-does-nice-play-in-patient-safety-24-january-2023-r8599/8599Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:27:35 +0000NICE talks podcast - New patient decision aid on asthma inhalers and climate change (November 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-talks-podcast-new-patient-decision-aid-on-asthma-inhalers-and-climate-change-november-2022-r8334/8334Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0000NICE - Babies, children and young people's experience of healthcare (25 August 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-babies-children-and-young-peoples-experience-of-healthcare-25-august-2021-r8120/ NICE Experience of care checklist

]]>8120Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:19:00 +0000NICE - Service user experience in adult mental health: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS mental health services (14 December 2011)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-service-user-experience-in-adult-mental-health-improving-the-experience-of-care-for-people-using-adult-nhs-mental-health-services-14-december-2011-r8118/8118Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:08:00 +0000NICE - Patient experience in adult NHS services: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS services (17 June 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-patient-experience-in-adult-nhs-services-improving-the-experience-of-care-for-people-using-adult-nhs-services-17-june-2021-r8117/8117Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:03:00 +0000NICE and health inequalities (October 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-and-health-inequalities-october-2022-r7871/7871Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:01:22 +0000NICE - Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and people 50 and over at higher risk (update - Final scope) (22 September 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-falls-assessment-and-prevention-in-older-people-and-people-50-and-over-at-higher-risk-update-final-scope-22-september-2022-r7798/7798Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:25:00 +0000NICE tools and resources - Hypothermia: prevention and management in adults having surgery (14 December 2016)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-tools-and-resources-hypothermia-prevention-and-management-in-adults-having-surgery-14-december-2016-r7684/7684Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:28:00 +0000NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual (31 January 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-health-technology-evaluation-topic-selection-the-manual-31-january-2022-r6171/6171Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:20:00 +0000NICE health technology evaluations: the manual (31 January 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-health-technology-evaluations-the-manual-31-january-2022-r6170/6170Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:16:00 +0000NICE strategy 2021 to 2026: Dynamic, collaborative, excellent (19 April 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-strategy-2021-to-2026-dynamic-collaborative-excellent-19-april-2021-r4494/ 4494Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:07:04 +0000NICE Patient Safety Update (November 2020)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/nice-patient-safety-update-november-2020-r3640/3640Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:18:00 +0000Developing NICE guidelines: the manual (last updated January 2022)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/developing-nice-guidelines-the-manual-last-updated-january-2022-r2959/2959Sat, 04 Jul 2020 15:49:00 +0000Risk assessment for venous thromboembolism (2010)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/risk-assessment-for-venous-thromboembolism-2010-r1516/1516Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:54:00 +0000Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (updated August 2019)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/venous-thromboembolism-in-over-16s-reducing-the-risk-of-hospital-acquired-deep-vein-thrombosis-or-pulmonary-embolism-updated-august-2019-r1515/1515Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:02:00 +0000What is the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)?https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/what-is-the-national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-nice-r578/ NICE's role is to improve outcomes for people using the NHS and other public health and social care services. They do this by:

  • Producing evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners.
  • Developing quality standards and performance metrics for those providing and commissioning health, public health and social care services.
  • Providing a range of information services for commissioners, practitioners and managers across the spectrum of health and social care.

This website will link into all NICE Guidelines.

]]>578Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:12:00 +0000Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care (NICE Clinical guideline [CG139])https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/government-and-alb-direction-and-guidance/nice/healthcare-associated-infections-prevention-and-control-in-primary-and-community-care-nice-clinical-guideline-cg139-r249/ This guideline includes recommendations on:

  • hand decontamination
  • use of personal protective equipment
  • safe use and disposal of sharps
  • waste disposal
  • long-term urinary catheters
  • enteral feeding
  • vascular access devices.

Who is it for?

  • commissioners and providers
  • healthcare professionals working in primary and community care settings, including ambulance services, schools and prisons
  • children, young people and adults receiving healthcare for which standard infection-control precautions apply in primary and community care, and their families and carers.
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