Spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression

You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on Wednesday 19 April 2023 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 - Service configuration – investigations
  • Evidence review B - Service configuration – management
  • Evidence review C - Information and support
  • Evidence review D - Recognition - spinal metastases
  • Evidence review E - Recognition MSCC
  • Evidence review F - Investigations – diagnosis
  • Evidence review G - Investigations management
  • Evidence review H - Immobilisation
  • Evidence review I - Analgesic interventions
  • Evidence review J - Corticosteroids
  • Evidence review K - Prognostic tools – instability
  • Evidence review L - Prognostic tools - overall survival
  • Evidence review M - Radiotherapy
  • Evidence review N - Invasive interventions
• Supporting documentation
  • Methods
  • Health economics
  • Acknowledgements
• Economic model
• Equality impact assessment

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

• 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: metastaticspinal@nice.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm on 19/04/23

5. Economic model

The developer has produced an economic model to support the guideline on Metastatic spinal cord compression in adults: risk assessment, diagnosis and management. To receive an executable version of this model, please submit a request to metastaticspinal@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: 5pm on Wednesday 19^th April 2023.