New advice is being developed to improve NHS standards on sedating anxious young patients. There is currently no national guidance, which means those aged 19 and under who need sedation before a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure might be given drugs that may be ineffective or unsafe.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published draft recommendations for the NHS on the safe and effective use of sedation for children and young people aged up to 19 years. These are now open for consultation with Final guidance to be published towards the end of the year.
