NICE social care work programme

What are NICE guidance and quality standards EvidenceGuidance Quality Standards A NICE quality standard is a concise set of statements designed to drive and measure priority quality improvements. A set of systematically developed recommendations to guide decisions for a particular area of care or health issue Research studies - experimental and observational, quantitative and qualitative, process evaluations, descriptions of experience, case studies

TopicGuidelineQS Health and wellbeing of looked after childrenPublished Supporting people to live well with dementiaPublished Autism in children and adultsPublished Mental wellbeing of older people in residential carePublished Managing medicines in care homesPublishedMarch 2015 Challenging behaviour and learning disabilityMay 2015October 2015 Home careJuly /17 Social care of older people with multiple long-term conditionsOct /17 Children’s attachmentOct /17 Transition from hospital to homeNov /17 Transition from children to adults’ servicesFeb /17 Transition from mental health to the communityAugust 2016tbc Mental health problems in people with learning disabilitiesOct 2016tbc Child abuse and neglecttbc NICE quality standards & guidelines for social care

TopicGuidelineQS Regaining independence: short term interventions to help people to regain independence (Reablement) Tbc Care and support of older people with learning disabilities Tbc Service user and carer experience: service user and carer (including young carer) experience of social care Tbc Medicines management: managing the use of medicines in community settings for people receiving social care Tbc Falls: regaining independence in older people who experience a fall Tbc New referrals

Guidelines process Scoping workshopDraft Guidance Draft ScopeConsultation Approval Final ScopeImplementation GDG and ChairQSAC DeliberationsQuality Standard

Using NICE guidelines Guidelines identify evidence best practice against which you can: Audit and consider current practice Re-configure current practice Develop new services Measure progress NICE Shared learning site (

NICE shared learning website Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) Community Groups Project: supporting the delivery of domestic violence and abuse services for children and young people April 2014 Lighten Up, Adult Weight Management ProgrammeApril 2014 Measuring NICE Quality Standards through Patient ExperienceApril 2014 A framework for Commissioning with NICE Guidance & related Quality Standards April 2014 Putting the muscle into Recovery - (Steroid Service in Lifeline Kirklees)March 2014 Multi-treatment Foster Care (MTFC)March 2014 IPED Peer Exchange schemeMarch 2014 Diagnosing Levels of Distress in Specialist Palliative CareMarch 2014 The development of a NICE Guidance Policy & Procedure for Commissioners and establishment of a NICE Commissioning Assurance Group March 2014 Developing and implementing a parent held medicines record for children with complex conditions February 2014

Quality standard for supporting people to live well with dementia A set of 10 statements Provide a clear focus on the priority areas for continuous improvement in quality and outcomes Associated with outcome, structure and process measures. Examples of statements People with dementia, with the involvement of their carers, have choice and control in decisions affecting their care and support People worried about possible dementia in themselves or someone they know can discuss their concerns, and the options of seeking a diagnosis, with someone with knowledge and expertise People with dementia are enabled, with the involvement of their carers, to take part in leisure activities during their day based on individual interest and choice People with dementia are enabled, with the involvement of their carers, to maintain and develop relationships

How each quality statement works Quality statement 4: Leisure activities of interest and choice Quality statementPeople with dementia are enabled, with the involvement of their carers, to take part in leisure activities during their day based on individual interest and choice. RationaleTaking part in leisure activities can help maintain and improve quality of life. People have different interests and preferences about how they wish to spend their time, but those with dementia need support. Quality measures (examples) Structure: Evidence of local arrangements to find out about individual interests and preferences Outcome: Feedback from people with dementia, and their carers, that they take part in leisure activities based on individual interest and choice What the quality statement means for each audience (examples) Providers ensure people with dementia are enabled to take part in leisure activities based on individual interest and choice

North Yorkshire and Humber CSU A framework for Commissioning with NICE Guidance & related Quality Standards 1.Review the local dementia strategy etc against NICE quality standards. 2.Review the NICE Support for Commissioners of Dementia Care document and to populate the commissioning tool. 3.The learning, will inform the full implementation of the framework 4.Review within 12 months of implementation. 5.Use 'Experience Led Commissioning' to guide local interpretation of the NICE Quality Standards