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Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management

Clinical guideline
Reference number: CG150
Published: 19 September 2012
Last updated: 17 December 2021

History

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 22 KB)

Published:

22 April 2025

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Surveillance review proposal (PDF version) (PDF 193 KB)

Published:

26 August 2021
Surveillance review proposal (online version)

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 421 KB)

Published:

15 August 2016
Comments form (MSWord 26 KB)

Published:

23 August 2016

Equality and health inequalities assessment

Equality impact assessment (PDF 286 KB)

Published:

26 November 2015

Consultation comments published

Consultation comments and responses (PDF 194 KB)

Published:

20 November 2015

Addendum consultation

Addendum consultation information
Addendum consultation (PDF 4.1 MB)

Published:

03 August 2015
NICE version for consultation (PDF 395 KB)

Published:

03 August 2015
Equality impact assessment (PDF 275 KB)

Published:

03 August 2015

Equality impact assessment (pre consultation)

Equality impact assessment (pre consultation) (PDF 198 KB)

Published:

22 July 2015

Review questions

Review questions (PDF 222 KB)

Published:

16 March 2015

The guideline committee

The guideline committee
Committee membership (PDF 55 KB)

Published:

16 March 2015
Minutes of committee meetings
Minutes meeting 6 (PDF 107 KB)

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28 April 2015
Minutes meeting 7 (PDF 97 KB)

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08 July 2015
Minutes meeting 8 (PDF 88 KB)

Published:

17 July 2015

List of registered stakeholders

List of registered stakeholders (PDF 43 KB)

Published:

29 July 2015

Original development on 01 September 2012

Stakeholder list updated
Stakeholder list (PDF 46 KB)

Published:

11 August 2016
Review documents
Surveillance review document information
Surveillance review document (PDF 263 KB)

Published:

24 October 2014
Other information
Evidence update (PDF 661 KB)

Published:

01 October 2014
Background information
Press release information
Health economic plan, review questions and search strategies
Health economic plan, review questions and search strategies
Economic plan (PDF 19 KB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Search strategies (PDF 1.07 MB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Protocols (PDF 592 KB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Review questions (PDF 336 KB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Remit
Remit (PDF 17 KB)

Published:

11 November 2009
Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Final scope (PDF 69 KB)

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09 November 2010
Scope consultation table (PDF 340 KB)

Published:

09 November 2010
Equality Impact Assessment form (PDF 143 KB)

Published:

09 November 2010
GDG members list (PDF 171 KB)

Published:

09 November 2010
Scope consultation information
Scoping workshop notes (PDF 114 KB)

Published:

12 August 2010
Stakeholder lists and how to register
List of stakeholders (PDF 21 KB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Guideline development and consultation
Guideline development and consultation
Guideline Equality Impact Assessment form (PDF 63 KB)

Published:

23 September 2013
Consultation comments table (PDF 730 KB)

Published:

19 September 2012
Guideline consultation information
Full guideline for consultation (PDF 5.03 MB)

Published:

25 April 2012
Appendices (PDF 7.01 MB)

Published:

25 April 2012
NICE guideline for consultation (PDF 253 KB)

Published:

25 April 2012
Confidentiality agreement (MSWord 52 KB)

Published:

08 May 2012
List of stakeholders (PDF 21 KB)

Published:

01 April 2012
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 9 (PDF 379 KB)

Published:

07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 8 (PDF 379 KB)

Published:

07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 7 (PDF 424 KB)

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07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 6 (PDF 369 KB)

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07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 5 (PDF 416 KB)

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07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 4 (PDF 416 KB)

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07 December 2011
Guideline development and consultation - GDG 2 (PDF 366 KB)

Published:

07 December 2011
National Clinical Guideline Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions
National Clinical Guideline Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions information