Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management

You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on Wednesday 15^th June 2022 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 - Imaging for diagnosis
  • Evidence review B - Patient information
  • Evidence review C – Exercise
  • Evidence review D - Weight loss
  • Evidence review E - Manual therapy
  • Evidence review F – Acupuncture
  • Evidence review G – Electrotherapy
  • Evidence review H – Devices
  • Evidence review I1 - OTT pharmacological (with references)
  • Evidence review I2 - OTT pharmacological appendices A-D
  • Evidence review I3 - OTT pharmacological report appendices E-L
  • Evidence review J - Intraarticular pharmacological
  • Evidence review K - Treatment packages
  • Evidence review L - Follow up
  • Evidence review M - Imaging for management
  • Evidence review N - Arthroscopic procedures
  • Evidence review O - Referral for joint replacement
  • Evidence review P - Pre-operative patient factors prognosis

• Economic model report
• Economic models
• Supplementary Documents
  • Methods
  • Visual Summary
  • NGC Acknowledgements

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
• 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: osteoarthritis@nice.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 15^th June 2022

5. Economic model

The developer has produced an economic model to support the guideline on Osteoarthritis: care and management. To receive an executable version of this model, please submit a request to osteoarthritis@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: Wednesday 15^th June 2022 at 5pm