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Cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid modification

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS100
  • Published:  04 September 2015
  • Last updated:  23 July 2025
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On this page

  1. Case studies
  2. Implementation support
  3. Decision aids
  4. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

Case studies

  • Implementing lipid optimisation through prescribing strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk

Implementation support

  • CVDPREVENT integrated care boards quality improvement packs

  • NHS England summary of national guidance for lipid management

  • Implementation resources

  • Medscape resources: guideline summaries and articles on implementing the guideline

  • NHS England statin intolerance pathway

  • How to use quality standards

Decision aids

  • Patient decision aid on should I take a statin? (PDF 806 KB)

    Published:
    24 May 2023
  • Patient decision aid information

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance

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