1. Home

NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual

NICE process and methods [PMG37] Published: 31 January 2022

  • Overview
  • About this guide
  • 1 Summary of the topic selection process
  • 2 Identifying priorities for the health and care system
  • 3 Identifying topics
  • 4 Eligibility criteria
  • 5 Topic briefings
  • 6 Selection and routing considerations
  • 7 Highly specialised technologies
  • 8 The topic selection oversight panel
  • 9 Equalities and environmental sustainability
  • 10 Communicating selection and routing decisions
  • 11 How long does the topic selection process take?
  • 12 Engagement and support
Download (PDF)

NICE process and methods

  • Next

This is not the current manual. From 29 May 2024, health technologies are selected using the new NICE-wide topic prioritisation process.


  • Next