Pneumonia: diagnosis and management (update)

Draft guidance consultation

You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on Monday 12 May 2025 at 5pm

How to comment

1. Register your organisation or comment as an individual

If you’re commenting for an organisation, your organisation needs to be registered as a stakeholder.

Not eligible? Contact the stakeholder organisation that most closely represents your interests and pass your comments to them.

We can accept comments from individuals. These will be considered, but you won’t get a formal response and they won’t be posted on the NICE website. Wherever possible we encourage you to submit your comments through a registered stakeholder organisation.

2. Read the consultation documents

Documents to comment on:

• Draft guideline
• Evidence reviews
  • Evidence review A - Lung ultrasound
  • Evidence review B - Hospital at home
  • Evidence review C – Microbiological tests
  • Evidence review D – Antibiotics duration
  • Evidence review E - Corticosteroids
  • Evidence review F – Non-invasive ventilation
  • Evidence review G – Patient information
  • Evidence review H - Biomarkers
  • Evidence review I – Chest X-ray
  • Evidence review J – Risk assessment tools
  • Evidence review K – Early warning scores in ED
• Equality and health inequalities assessment 4
• Supporting documentation - Methods
• Supporting documentation - Acknowledgements

Other information about the consultation

• Committee membership list

Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved

• Final scope – for information

3. Add your comments

• You must use this comments form.
• You must declare any links with, or funding from, the tobacco industry

If you share similar views with another organisation, send a joint response.

Make sure you consider:

• The areas that will have the biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement
• How to help users overcome challenges

Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved suggests some other areas to comment on.

4. Email the form to us

Email: pneumoniaupdate@nice.org.uk

Deadline: Monday 12 May 2025 at 5pm