NICE quality standards are a set of specific, concise statements that act as markers of high-quality, cost-effective patient care, covering the treatment and prevention of different diseases and conditions. They aim to show what high quality care looks like for patients and users, the public, health and social care professionals, commissioners and service providers.
Find out more about quality standards on the NICE website.
The RCP is acting as a publication partner for a number of NICE quality standards. This follows extensive consultation with expert fellows and members and the specialist societies. The RCP believes that the following NICE quality standards are based on the best available evidence.
Published quality standards
- Oesophago-gastric cancer
- Drug misuse prevention
- Sepsis
- Rehabilitation after critical illness in adults
- Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs
- Hip fracture
- Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use
- Chronic heart failure
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Stroke in adults
- Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention
- Breast cancer
- Patient experience in adult NHS services
- Colorectal cancer
- Asthma
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Psoriasis
- Smoking cessation
- Surgical site infection
- Children and Young People with Cancer
- Infection prevention and control
- Delirium
- Head injury
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Physical activity: encouraging activity in all people in contact with the NHS
- Falls in older people: assessment after a fall and preventing further falls
- Smoking: reducing tobacco use in the community
- Drug Allergy - diagnosis and management
- Obesity: prevention and lifestyle weight management in children and young people
- Dementia