You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on 20 October 2015 at 5pm

How to comment

1.Register your organisation

Your organisation needs to be registered as a stakeholder before we can accept comments.

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

2. Read the consultation documents

Documents to comment on:

• Draft full guideline
• Evidence in full (appendices)

Other information about the consultation:

• Equality impact assessment
• Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved

3. Add your comments

• You must use this 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.

Make sure you consider:

• Do you have a view on the guideline title? The focus for the guideline scope was on all antimicrobials, for example antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals.   However, most of the evidence on which this draft guideline is based, relates to the use of antibiotics and the prevention of antibiotic resistance. In addition, although the term ‘antimicrobial resistance’ is the technically correct term, the term ‘antibiotic resistance’ is more widely recognised. Therefore, should the guideline be renamed to ‘antibiotic resistance’? 
• 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: antimicrobial@nice.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm 20 October 2015