Good practice guidance – Integrated process statement

This process statement has been produced to explain how good practice guidance is developed. It provides an overview of the key process principles and describes all stages of the development of good practice guidance. 

This is not the current manual. From January 2015, guidelines were developed using Developing NICE guidelines: the manual.

From February 2014, good practice guidance became known as medicines practice guidelines. This is to bring the guideline naming in line with other NICE products. This is purely a name change, the processes and methods used to develop the guidelines remains the same.

Last reviewed: 7 May 2013