The consultation closes at 5pm on 01 December 2022
How to comment
1. Register to comment
This consultation is using an online comment collection system to collect comments. Please see this short video explaining how to register for and use this system.
2. Information about the consultation
Developing NICE guidelines: the manual outlines the methods and processes used to develop NICE guidelines.
The last substantial update of the manual was in 2014. We now need to update the manual to ensure that its methods and processes are up-to-date and best practice, and start to align them with our 5-year strategy to meet objective 1 of our business plan on publishing digital living guideline recommendations.
Until now, we have consulted on the whole manual in one go. Because of the scale of changes in this update, and the varying rates at which changes are tested and implemented, we will consult on and publish the update in a modular format. This is to allow for quicker, dynamic updates of discrete topics or sections of the manual.
This is the first of 3 planned modules of consultation and includes draft updates of the following chapters:
- 1 – Introduction
- 4 – Developing review questions and planning the evidence review
- 6 – Reviewing evidence
- 7 – Incorporating economic evaluation
- Appendix B – Approaches to additional consultation and commissioned primary research
- Appendix H – Appraisal checklists, evidence tables, GRADE and economic profiles
- Appendix I – Review protocol templates
- Appendix J – Call for evidence and expert witnesses
- Appendix K – Network meta-analysis reporting standards
Note that some links and terminology may not all work perfectly between the new draft chapters and chapters being updated later on.
3. Read and comment on the consultation documents
Documents to comment on:
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) 1 – Introduction
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) 6 – Reviewing evidence
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) 7 – Incorporating economic evaluation
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) Appendix B
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) Appendix H
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) Appendix I
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) Appendix J
NICE General Consultation (Online Version) Appendix K
4. Submitting your comments
- You must comment using the online comment collection system. The links to comment on the relevant sections can be found above.
- You must declare any links with, or funding from, the tobacco industry
If you share similar views with another organisation, send a joint response.
5. Any questions?
If you have any queries, please email GuidelinesManualUpdate2022@nice.org.uk
Deadline: 5pm on 01 December 2022