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The guidelines manual

  • NICE process and methods
  • Reference number: PMG6
  • Published:  30 November 2012
  • Process
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  • Overview
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The scope
  • 3 The Guideline Development Group
  • 4 Developing review questions and planning the systematic review
  • 5 Identifying the evidence: literature searching and evidence submission
  • 6 Reviewing the evidence
  • 7 Assessing cost effectiveness
  • 8 Linking clinical guidelines to other NICE guidance
  • 9 Developing and wording guideline recommendations
  • 10 Writing the clinical guideline and the role of the NICE editors
  • 11 The consultation process and dealing with stakeholder comments
  • 12 Finalising and publishing the guideline
  • 13 Implementation support for clinical guidelines
  • 14 Updating published clinical guidelines and correcting errors
  • Summary of main changes from the 2009 guidelines manual
  • Update information
  • About this manual

Overview

This manual describes how NICE develops and updates clinical guidelines. It provides advice on the technical aspects of clinical guideline development and the methods used.

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

Last reviewed: 26 September 2012


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