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    NICE quality standards: process guide

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    2 Maintaining published NICE quality standards

    2.1 Updating NICE quality standards

    NICE maintains a library of published NICE quality standards and continually gathers intelligence to identify events that may trigger an update including changes in:

    • underpinning evidence source

    • priorities for quality improvement

    • national data sources

    • context such as national policy, legislation or infrastructure.

    This list is not exhaustive, and individual events will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

    Changes to published quality standards that do not alter the intent of statements may be made directly by NICE to ensure accuracy, correct errors and improve usability. To reduce the burden on stakeholders, these changes will not usually be subject to consultation.

    2.2 Standing down NICE quality standards

    A NICE quality standard may be suitable to be stood down and removed from the library if feedback from the health and care system indicates it is no longer relevant, for example if it has been superseded by statutory requirements.

    The endorsing body (DHSC or NHSE) will be notified before the proposal is presented to NICE's guidance executive for approval. Supporting organisations will be notified and asked to remove cross-references from their websites. The NICE quality standard will be removed from the NICE website.