What methods were used to assess the quality of the published literature in the NICE 2018 Chronic Heart Failure Referral and approach to care guideline?
The NICE 2018 Chronic Heart Failure Referral and approach to care guideline used interviews with health care professionals (HCPs) from heart failure (HF) services, interviews with severe chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and their care network, and published literature to assess the quality of the evidence. For the published literature, a qualitative review was conducted and a economic article selection flow chart was included in Appendix D.