Severe mental illness
Ensure annual physical health checks for people with severe mental illness to at least nationally set targets.
Use the dropdowns on this page to see NICE guidance mapped to the main aim for this clinical area.
Bipolar disorder: assessment and management (CG185) covers recognising, assessing and treating bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) in children, young people and adults.
Bipolar disorder in adults (QS95) covers recognising, assessing and managing bipolar disorder in adults (aged 18 and over) in primary and secondary care. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults (QS80) covers treating and managing psychosis and schizophrenia in adults (aged 18 and over) in primary, secondary and community care.
Promoting health and preventing premature mortality in black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups (QS167) covers promoting health and preventing premature mortality among black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups.
Quality standard service improvement template helps providers make an initial assessment of their service compared with a selection of quality statements, recording an action plan and monitoring quality improvement over time.
Bipolar disorder: assessment and management (CG185) baseline assessment template, can be used to evaluate current practice and plan actions to meet the recommendations.
Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management (CG178) baseline assessment template, can be used to evaluate current practice and plan actions to meet the recommendations.
Rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis (NG181) baseline assessment template, can be used to evaluate current practice and plan actions to meet the recommendations.
The Lester UK Adaptation: Positive Cardiometabolic Health Resource is a Cardiometabolic Health Resource from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is an intervention framework for people experiencing psychosis and schizophrenia, supporting the recommendations relating to monitoring physical health in the NICE guidelines.