You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on 05 June 2018 at 5pm

Please note that the following associated guidelines are also open for consultation:

How to comment

1. Register your organisation

Your organisation needs to be registered as a stakeholder before we can accept comments. Please register as a stakeholder for ‘Managing common infections’

Not eligible? Contact the stakeholder organisation that most closely represents your interests and pass your comments to them.

2. Read the consultation documents

Visual summary of the recommendations

Our recommendations

The evidence

Other information about the consultation

3. Add your comments

  • You must use this Comments form.
  • You must declare any links with, or funding from, the tobacco industry

If you share similar views with another organisation, send a joint response.

Specific questions:

  • For the guideline:
    • With regard to recommendation 1.3.2 is 3 months an appropriate time to review the success of prophylactic antibiotics?
    • Are there any recommendations that will be a significant change to practice or will be difficult to implement? If so, please give reasons why.
    • What are the key issues or learning points for professional groups?

Make sure you consider:

  • The areas that will have the biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement
  • How to help users overcome challenges

Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved suggests some other areas to comment on.

4. Email the form to us

Email: infections@nice.org.uk

Deadline: 05 June 2018 at 5pm


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