Nice Guidelines underpinning AHP practice in Mental Health

This document is a summary of the key Nice Guidelines for mental health Allied Health professionals, and applicable care cluster range. The intention is to use this in Clinical Supervision to evidence the interventions offered by Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Dietitian’s to service users, ensuring evidence based practice is at the forefront of everything we do.

Guideline / Description / Care Cluster Range / Application/ supporting research
CG113 / Anxiety / 4 - 8
CG90 / Depression in Adults / 4 - 8
CG28 / Depression in children / 4 -10 (transitions ?)
CG123 / Common mental health disorders / 1 – 8
CG88 / Lower back pain / All
CG124 / Hip fracture / 18 – 21
( as higher risk)
CG32 / Nutrition supporting adults / 5 – 21
CG10 / Diabetic foot care / 18 -21
( as higher risk)
CG170 / Autism and young people / 4 -10
CG142 / Autism recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults in Autistic Spectrum disorder / 4-10
CG159 / Social anxiety disorder / 4 - 8
CG120 / Psychosis with co-existing Substance misuse / 4 - 18
CG178 / Schizophrenia / 10-17
CG155 / Psychosis and schizophrenia in young people / 10,14
CG133 / Self harm long term management / 4 – 17
CG42 / Dementia / 18-21
CG31 / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / 3, 4 - 8
CG38 / Bi -polar
CG77 / Anti social personality disorder / 8, 6
CG78 / Border line personality / 8, 6
CG103 / Delirium / 18-21
CG100 / Alcohol and physical complication / All
CG115 / Alcohol dependence and Harmful alcohol use / All
CG9 / Eating disorder / 4
CG16 / Self harm / 8
CG161 / Falls / 18-21
CG 35 / Parkinson’s / 18-21
( higher risk)
CG146 / Osteoporosis and fragility factors / 18-21
( higher risk)
CG171 / Urinary Incontinence / All
CG139 / Infection control / All
CG7 / Pressure relieving devices / 18-21
CG179 / Pressure ulcer: prevention and management / All
CG25 / Violence and depression / 8,10 – 17
CG26 / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
CG51 / Drug misuse and psychosocial interventions
CG136 / Service User experience in Adult Mental Health / All

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SG/ DM July 2014