Update information
September 2025: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on chronic heart failure in adults. Statement 3 on medication for chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction has been updated to reflect changes to the guidance. Links, definitions and source guidance sections have also been updated throughout.
January 2023: This quality standard was updated, and statements prioritised in 2011 and 2016 were updated or replaced, with some statements from 2016 remaining unchanged. The topic was identified for update following the annual review of quality standards. The review identified:
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potential changes in the priority areas for improvement
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that there was potential for quality statements to be combined.
Statements are marked as:
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[2023] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement
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[2011, updated 2023] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2011 quality standard and has been updated
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[2016] if the statement remains unchanged
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[2011, updated 2016] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2011 quality standard and was updated in 2016.
The previous version of the quality standard for chronic heart failure in adults is available as a pdf.