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Timeline of the Clinical Care Standards
The Commission has released 19 national Clinical Care Standards since 2014 and regularly reviews these standards, to ensure they align with the latest evidence.
Below is a chronological 10-year timeline for the Clinical Care Standards, showing when they were published and updated.
| Release Date | Clinical Care Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | November | Antimicrobial Stewardship |
| December | Acute Coronary Syndromes | |
| 2015 | June | Acute Stroke |
| 2016 | July | Delirium |
| September | Hip Fracture | |
| 2017 | May | Osteoarthritis of the Knee |
| October | Heavy Menstrual Bleeding | |
| 2018 | September | Colonoscopy |
| October | Venous Thromboembolism Prevention | |
| 2019 | October | Acute Stroke (update) |
| 2020 | November | Antimicrobial Stewardship (update) |
| 2021 | April | Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears |
| May | Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters | |
| August | Cataract | |
| September | Delirium (update) | |
| November | Acute Anaphylaxis | |
| 2022 | April | Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain |
| June | Sepsis | |
| September | Low Back Pain | |
| November | Stillbirth | |
| 2023 | September | Hip Fracture (update) |
| 2024 | May | Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Impairment or Disability |
| June | Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (update) | |
| August | Osteoarthritis of the Knee (update) | |
| October | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | |
| 2025 | Colonoscopy (update) | |