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Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: assessment and management in people aged 16 and over

NICE guideline
Reference number: NG36
Published: 10 February 2016
Last updated: 06 June 2018

History

Expected publication

Equality impact assessment (PDF 353 KB)

Published:

06 June 2018
Consultation comments and responses (PDF 338 KB)

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06 June 2018
Committee member list (PDF 301 KB)

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06 June 2018

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 44 KB)

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05 June 2018

Draft guidance consultation

Draft guidance consultation
Equality impact assessment (PDF 406 KB)

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14 March 2018
Comments form (MSWord 61 KB)

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14 March 2018
Committee member list (PDF 214 KB)

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14 March 2018
Short version of draft guideline (PDF 456 KB)

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16 March 2018
Evidence review (PDF 2.21 MB)

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16 March 2018
Comments form Research recommendations (MSWord 26 KB)

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16 March 2018

Review questions document published

Review questions (PDF 354 KB)

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15 January 2018

Standing committee allocated

Committee member list (PDF 130 KB)

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16 January 2018

Original development on 10 February 2016

Equality and health inequalities assessment
Equality impact assessment Section 1 (PDF 68 KB)

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30 March 2016
Equality impact assessment Section 2 (PDF 77 KB)

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30 March 2016
Equality impact assessment Section 3 (PDF 69 KB)

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30 March 2016
Consultation comments published
Consultation comments and responses (PDF 477 KB)

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26 February 2016
Committee list updated
Committee member list (PDF 89 KB)

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10 February 2016
Committee meeting: 13
Minutes 13 (PDF 90 KB)

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26 February 2016
Draft guideline consultation
Draft guideline consultation information
Draft guideline (NICE) (PDF 334 KB)

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03 September 2015
Full guideline (PDF 4.24 MB)

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03 September 2015
Appendices
Appendices A-G (PDF 2.72 MB)

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03 September 2015
Appendix H (PDF 11.66 MB)

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03 September 2015
Comments form (MSWord 61 KB)

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03 September 2015
Equality impact assessment (PDF 160 KB)

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03 September 2015
Confidentiality form (MSWord 40 KB)

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03 September 2015
Guideline development and evidence search
Guideline development and evidence search
Review questions (PDF 185 KB)

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31 July 2015
Search strategies (PDF 378 KB)

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31 July 2015
Economic plan (PDF 21 KB)

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31 July 2015
Guideline development and consultation
Guideline development and consultation
List of registered stakeholders (PDF 34 KB)

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04 September 2015
GDG member list (PDF 76 KB)

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21 January 2014
UATC Guideline Development Group: meeting minutes
GDG minutes 11 (PDF 85 KB)

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25 June 2015
GDG minutes 10 (PDF 91 KB)

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22 May 2015
GDG minutes 9 (PDF 92 KB)

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19 March 2015
GDG minutes 8 (PDF 71 KB)

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02 February 2015
GDG minutes 7 (PDF 18 KB)

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20 January 2015
GDG minutes 6 (PDF 97 KB)

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06 November 2014
GDG minutes 5 (PDF 94 KB)

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25 September 2014
GDG minutes 4 (PDF 35 KB)

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27 August 2014
GDG minutes 3 (PDF 32 KB)

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28 May 2014
GDG minutes 2 (PDF 33 KB)

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28 May 2014
GDG minutes 1 (PDF 138 KB)

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20 February 2014
Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Final scope (PDF 180 KB)

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29 November 2013
Scope consultation comments table (PDF 302 KB)

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29 November 2013
Scope consultation information
Draft scope (PDF 181 KB)

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27 September 2013
Stakeholder scoping workshop notes (PDF 30 KB)

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02 October 2013
List of registered stakeholders (PDF 34 KB)

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04 September 2015
Draft scope information
Comments proforma information