"NICE quality standards describe high-priority areas for quality improvement in a defined care or service area. This quality standard covers the diagnosis and management of the most common primary headache disorders (tension-type headache, migraine and cluster headache) and medication overuse headache in adults and young people aged 12 years and older."
QS 42: Headaches in young people and adults
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
August 2013
Access the quality standard here.
QIPP stands for Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention. The aim of this initiative is to help health care organisations deliver higher quality care and operate more efficiently and effectively.
Showing posts with label medication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medication. Show all posts
Friday, 6 September 2013
Quality Standard: Headaches in young people and adults
Labels:
cluster headache,
diagnosis,
headache,
medication,
migraine,
NICE,
quality improvement,
quality standards
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Paying for "end-of-life" drugs in Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom
"This issue brief compares U.K., Australian, and German policies on coverage of end-of-life medicines, particularly those that are not curative and offer modest increments in median survival rates."
Paying for "end-of-life" drugs in Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom: balancing policy, pragmatism, and societal values
Issues in International Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
January 2012
Read more here.
Paying for "end-of-life" drugs in Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom: balancing policy, pragmatism, and societal values
Issues in International Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
January 2012
Read more here.
Labels:
cost,
cost effectiveness,
end-of-life,
medication,
resource allocation,
treatment
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