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Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health

NICE guideline
Reference number: NG70
Published: 30 June 2017

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History

Consultation comments published

Consultation comments and responses (PDF 5.57 MB)

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30 June 2017

Equality and health inequalities assessment

Equality impact assessment (PDF 204 KB)

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30 June 2017

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 152 KB)

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30 June 2017

Draft guidance consultation

Draft guidance consultation
Draft guideline (PDF 738 KB)

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01 December 2016
Comments form (MSWord 65 KB)

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01 December 2016
Equality impact assessment (PDF 181 KB)

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01 December 2016
Economic report (PDF 1.94 MB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 1 (PDF 2.48 MB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 1a (PDF 1.27 MB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 2 (PDF 768 KB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 2a (PDF 1.48 MB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 3 (PDF 865 KB)

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01 December 2016
Evidence review 3a (PDF 578 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 1 (PDF 224 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 2 (PDF 108 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 3 (PDF 159 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 4 (PDF 283 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 5 (PDF 245 KB)

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01 December 2016
Expert testimony 6 (PDF 149 KB)

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01 December 2016

Review documents

Economic plan (PDF 1.94 MB)

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29 November 2016
Review protocols (PDF 833 KB)

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29 November 2016

Call for evidence

Confidentiality form (MSWord 68 KB)

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16 June 2016
Comments form (MSWord 70 KB)

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16 June 2016

Committee list updated

Committee member list (PDF 357 KB)

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30 June 2017

Committee meetings

Committee meeting
Minutes from meeting 1 - 12 April 2016 (PDF 282 KB)

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27 May 2016
Minutes from meeting 2 - 17 May 2016 (PDF 244 KB)

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08 July 2016
Minutes from meeting 4- 26 July 2016 (PDF 253 KB)

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17 October 2016
Minutes from meeting 3- 17 June 2016 (PDF 248 KB)

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17 October 2016
Minutes from 5&6 22&23 February 2017 (PDF 257 KB)

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23 May 2017

The scope

The scope
Final scope (PDF 213 KB)

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05 October 2015
Draft scope stakeholder comments and responses table (PDF 1.16 MB)

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05 October 2015
Consultation on draft scope information
Draft scope for consultation (PDF 192 KB)

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16 July 2015
Equality impact assessment (PDF 170 KB)

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01 October 2015