NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual

1.1 This topic selection process is designed to ensure that NICE guidance is developed on topics that reflect national priorities for health and care, in line with NICE's principles.

1.2 If a topic addresses a national priority (see section 2) and meets the eligibility criteria (see section 4), a topic briefing is prepared (see section 5) to support decision making against the selection and routing considerations (see section 6). The topic selection oversight panel decides whether NICE guidance is needed and what type (see section 8).

1.3 It takes between 4 and 12 weeks for a topic to go through the process (see section 11). How long the process takes depends on how early the topic was identified and the availability of information relevant to the selection process.