Guidelines Updates

Just to let you know there have been two new NICE Guidelines and one NICE Quality Standard published.

For ease we have enclosed the links below.

Hearing Loss in Adults Assessment & Management https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng98

This guideline covers some aspects of assessing and managing hearing loss in primary, community and secondary care. It aims to improve the quality of life for adults with hearing loss by advising healthcare staff on assessing hearing difficulties, managing earwax and referring people for audiological or specialist assessment and management.

The guideline covers adults aged over 18, including adults whose age of onset of hearing loss was under 18 but who present for the first time in adulthood.

Stroke Rehabilitation - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng236

This guideline covers rehabilitation after stroke for over 16s. It aims to ensure people are assessed for common problems and conditions linked to stroke and get the care and therapy they need. It includes recommendations on the organisation and delivery of rehabilitation in hospital and the community.

Transition from children’s to adults’ services - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs140

This quality standard covers the period before, during and after a young person moves from children’s to adults’ services in all settings where transitions from children’s to adults’ health or social care services take place. It covers all young people (aged up to 25) using children’s health and social care services who are due to make the transition to adults’ services. This includes young people with mental health problems, disabilities and long-term, life-limiting or complex needs, rare diseases and those in secure settings or under the care of local authorities. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.