Interim process guide for a more proportionate approach to quality standard development
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Introduction
To support the changing needs and objectives of all parts of the health and care system, NICE is transforming to ensure its guidance remains relevant, timely, useable and effective. To achieve these aims, the methods and processes that underpin NICE's guidance need to evolve.
This guide describes the interim process changes that NICE will use over the next 24 months to support proportionate approaches to the development and maintenance of NICE quality standards. It should be read alongside the relevant sections of the NICE quality standards process guide.
The interim process may be applied in the following situations:
The health and care system needs a new or updated quality standard faster than the current process can deliver.
The nature and extent of update needed to an existing quality standard does not justify the resource use associated with the full development process.
To support the integration and/or incorporation of selected quality standards into NICE guidelines.
The changes outlined will be monitored and reviewed.
NICE will consult on this interim process, then consider responses from stakeholders to the consultation, amending the process where necessary and publish a final version.
NICE will use the interim process in selected quality standard topics over the next 24 months. This stage will inform the full update of the quality standard process guide.
The updated quality standard process guide will be consulted on following the usual process for manual updates. This will then be finalised and published.
We welcome comments on the content of this statement. These should be addressed to qualitystandards@nice.org.uk .
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