Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management

You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on Monday 9^th August 2021 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 – just the recommendations

Evidence reviews

• Evidence review A - Community information strategies
• Evidence review B - Risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review C - Co-existing long-term conditions and pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review D - Prediction tools for pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review E - Lifestyle factors for the prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review F - Pelvic floor muscle training for the prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review G - Information provision related to the management of pelvic floor dysfunction (people’s views and experiences)
• Evidence review H - Information provision about management of pelvic floor dysfunction (most effective ways)
• Evidence review I - Assessment in non-specialist care
• Evidence review J - Weight loss interventions
• Evidence review K - Dietary factors for the management of symptoms
• Evidence review L – Physical activity for the management of symptoms
• Evidence review M – Pelvic floor muscle training for the management of symptoms
• Evidence review N – Physical devices for the management of pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review O – Psychological therapy for women with pelvic floor dysfunction
• Evidence review P – Behavioural approaches to the management of symptoms
• Evidence review Q – Pharmacological management
• Evidence review R - Community based multidisciplinary teams

Supplementary Documentation

• Methods
• Economic model

If you want to review the economic model, please see 5. Economic models below and fill in the confidentiality form.

Other information about the consultation

• Equality impact assessment
• Committee membership list and DOI Register
• Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved

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: PreventionofPOP@nice.org.uk

Deadline: Monday 9^th August 2021 at 5pm

5. Economic model

The developer has produced an economic model to support the guideline on Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management. To receive an executable version of this model, please submit a request to PreventionofPOP@nice.org.uk with a signed copy of the confidentiality acknowledgement and undertaking form.

We will then send you a link to an executable version of the economic model by email. The deadline for returning your comments is the same as for the guideline consultation: Monday 9^th August 2021 at 5pm.