AQW 10697/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health whether the requirements in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline CG174 have been implemented in Northern Ireland.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 23 April 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 23 April 2024
- Answer due by
- 9 May 2024
- Answered
- 8 May 202415 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has a formal link with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) under which NICE Clinical Guidelines are reviewed locally for their legal and policy applicability here, and where found to be applicable, they are endorsed for implementation within Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations. NICE Clinical Guideline CG174 - Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital was endorsed by my Department for implementation in July 2014.
The former HSCB, in collaboration with Trusts established a regional Task and Finish Group which identified the recommendations which would have the greatest impact on patient care and subsequently prioritised these for implementation.
The following priorities were identified and individual subgroups were established to take forward implementation:
Education and training – medical, nursing and pharmacy
Development of a Fluid Management Chart
Development of an Audit Tool
The work of these groups has now been completed. However, the agreed action plan has resource implications which has not yet been secured.