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History

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (MSWord 22 KB)

Published:

27 March 2019

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Comments form (MSWord 27 KB)

Published:

23 January 2019
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 971 KB)

Published:

23 January 2019

Appendix F - full health economic report

Health economic plan (PDF 21 KB)

Published:

12 September 2014

Guideline consultation

Guideline consultation information
Equality impact asessment form (PDF 107 KB)

Published:

04 March 2015
Consultation comments table with responses (PDF 2.69 MB)

Published:

04 March 2015
Draft guideline (PDF 1.89 MB)

Published:

10 October 2014
Comments proforma (MSWord 22 KB)

Published:

10 October 2014
Supporting evidence1 (PDF 8.42 MB)

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10 October 2014
Supporting evidence2 (PDF 1.41 MB)

Published:

10 October 2014
Stakeholder list (PDF 115 KB)

Published:

06 February 2014

Health economic plan

Health economic plan (PDF 21 KB)

Published:

12 September 2014

Search strategies

Search strategies (PDF 213 KB)

Published:

12 September 2014

Review questions

Review questions (PDF 498 KB)

Published:

12 September 2014

Guideline development and consultation

Guideline development and consultation
GDG meeting minutes
GDG 6 minutes (2 July 2014) (PDF 139 KB)

Published:

25 September 2014
GDG 5 minutes (29 April 2014) (PDF 139 KB)

Published:

25 September 2014
GDG 4 minutes (2 April 2014) (PDF 140 KB)

Published:

25 September 2014
GDG 1 minutes (27 November 2013) (PDF 149 KB)

Published:

06 February 2014
GDG 2 minutes (14 January 2014) (PDF 219 KB)

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06 May 2014
GDG 3 minutes (4 March 2014) (PDF 140 KB)

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06 May 2014
GDG membership list (PDF 122 KB)

Published:

12 December 2013

Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope

Scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Final scope (PDF 136 KB)

Published:

19 November 2013
Scope consultation SH comments/developer's responses table (PDF 1.85 MB)

Published:

19 November 2013
Scope consultation information
Draft scope (PDF 157 KB)

Published:

09 September 2013
Scoping workshop notes (PDF 233 KB)

Published:

06 May 2014
Scoping equality impact assessment (PDF 226 KB)

Published:

06 May 2014