(NICE: London) -- Some 150 clinical areas will eventually have their own set of quality standards, with the first three standards published on June 30 covering the treatment and care of stroke, dementia, and venous-thromboembolism (VTE) prevention. The new quality standards are a series of concise statements that show what high-quality care should look like for these conditions, and are sourced from the best available evidence such as  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence as (NICE) guidance, or information accredited by National Health Service (NHS) Evidence, which provides free access to the quality-assured, best-practice information required to inform evidence-based decision making quickly and easily.

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