Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among under 15s: consultation on the evidence

NICE was asked by the Department of Health (DH) to ‘Prepare public health programme guidance on the prevention of unintentional injury in children under 15’. The scope is available from the NICE website: www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/StrategiesToPreventUnintentionalInjuriesAmongUnder15sFinalScope.pdf

All registered stakeholders are now invited to comment on the evidence that has been assembled to inform the development of this guidance. This evidence is used by the Programme Development Group (PDG) to develop draft recommendations.

The consultation on this evidence will run from 26^th October to 23^rd November 2009.

Key areas for comment

The aim of this consultation is to enable stakeholders to consider the evidence and to provide the opportunity to comment, in particular on:

major gaps in the evidence reviews, including papers in the published literature that we have not been able to identify
queries around the interpretation of the evidence, both of single studies and the reviewed material as a whole
the applicability of the evidence and its usefulness for the development of guidance
issues relating to equity, equality and diversity
issues relating to cost-effectiveness

Submit relevant evidence

Registered stakeholders are also invited to submit relevant additional evidence by 5pm on 23^rd November. Please ensure the evidence is relevant to the questions set out in the scope for this guidance.

Please email us with a hyperlink to an electronic copy of the report/article or with the full reference details (which are to include author/s, title, date, journal or publication details [including volume, issue number and page numbers]); or email us with details of where/how a full copy can be obtained to unintentionalinjurychildren@nice.org.uk

Alternatively, a paper copy can be sent to: Melinda Kay, CPHE Coordinator, NICE, Level 1A, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 4BD. Please ensure that permission from the copyright holder has been obtained prior to sending a copy to us.

Any material submitted by stakeholders during this consultation will be assessed for its relevance using NICE's standard methods, as set out in the ‘Methods for development of NICE public health guidance, 2006' available on the NICE website (see www.nice.org.uk/phmethods2006).

How and when to comment

Please provide all responses to this consultation on the of evidence electronically using the Stakeholder Comments Form (ensuring all relevant fields are completed, including your organisation's name) and forward this, along with any additional suggestions for evidence, by 5pm on Monday 23^rd November 2009 at the very latest to unintentionalinjurychildren@nice.org.uk

The Institute is unable to accept:

more than one response per stakeholder organisation
comments received after the consultation deadline
comments that are not on the correct proforma
confidential information or other material that you would not wish to be made public

Consultation Documents

Reviews 2 to 5 and the Economics review were conducted by the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth.
Review 1 was conducted by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at London School of Economics & Political Science, with PenTAG.

Please note: The evidence presented here does not constitute the Institute's guidance on this topic. NICE will issue draft guidance on ‘Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among under 15s’ in April 2010.

What will happen to your comments

All comments (with the exception of personal, individual comments and late comments) will be sent to the project team at the end of the consultation
Comments from registered stakeholders will be formally responded to by the project team and posted on the NICE website when the draft guidance is published.
No action will be taken upon receipt of personal, individual comments and late comments.