NICE process and methods
About this guide
About this guide
This is not the current manual. From 29 May 2024, health technologies are selected using the new NICE-wide topic prioritisation process.
This manual sets out the process for deciding how topics are identified, selected and routed for NICE guidance developed by the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (CHTE). This includes diagnostics, highly specialised technologies, interventional procedures, medical technologies and technology appraisal guidance.
See NICE health technology evaluations: the manual and the interventional procedures programme manual for information about the methods and processes used to develop these types of guidance.
It is beyond the scope of this manual to consider how topics are identified and selected for NICE guidelines or evidence summaries because separate topic selection processes apply for these.