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NICE process and methods

**Summary of changes to the process guide**
Year	Chapter	Title	Revisions
2021	3.1	Developing a topic overview	This section has been updated to reflect changes to the topic overview and the sources used to develop it.
2021	3.9	Reviewing and updating	Amendments have been made to the process for reviewing quality standards.
2021	Appendix	Committee terms of reference and standing orders	Minor amendments to reflect a change in approach to working with topic expert advisers.
2020	General	NA	The process guide has been updated throughout to reflect that NHS England is now NHS England and Improvement.
2020	General	NA	The process guide has been updated throughout to reflect that the Department of Health is now the Department of Health and Social Care.
2020	General	NA	The process guide has been updated to include the scheduled update of the QSAC terms of reference and standing orders
2020	General	NA	The process guide has been updated to reflect changes to NICE internal teams
2018	3.2	Prioritising areas for quality improvement	Further detail was added regarding how the committees consider resource implications.
2017	3.9	Reviewing and updating	Amendments have been made to the process for aligning quality standards with updated NICE guidance.
2016	General	NA	The process guide has been updated to align with: New NICE team structures Removal of endorsing and supporting organisation logos from QS pages Language change from 'revisions' to 'minor updates' NICE's commitment to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
2016	General	NA	Inclusion of the QSAC terms of reference.
2014	General	NA	Further information on the process for reviewing and updating published quality standards has been included.
2014	General	NA	The term 'endorsing organisations' has been changed to 'supporting organisations' throughout.
2014	General	NA	The process guide has been updated to include details of the process for producing developmental quality statements.
2013	General	NA	The process guide has been updated throughout to reflect the change of the Institute's name to the 'National Institute for Health and Care Excellence'.
2013	General	NA	The process guide has been updated throughout to reflect that the Patient and Public Involvement Programme (PPIP) is now called the Public Involvement Programme.
2013	General	NA	The process guide has been updated throughout to reflect that the NHS Commissioning Board is now NHS England.
2013	General	NA	The process guide has been updated to reflect that the Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) is now the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCG OIS)
2013	2.2.1	Quality standards team	The team will now be preparing a summary report of consultation comments and themed responses rather than responding to individual consultation comments and suggestions.
2013	3.5	Consultation	Stakeholder comments will not be formally considered if they are submitted by unregistered stakeholders or after the relevant deadline.
2013	3.6	Reviewing consultation feedback	A summary of consultation comments will be presented to the committee as currently happens and the quality standard will be amended accordingly. Individual responses will no longer be provided to stakeholder comments.
2013	4.2	How NICE communicates with stakeholders	The committee minutes will now summarise discussions and associated decisions regarding the stakeholder comments and stakeholders that submit comments will be sent a link to these minutes at publication.
2013	6.2	Access to documents	Individual responses to stakeholder comments will no longer be produced.

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