What steps are involved in developing a guideline?
Developing a guideline involves the following steps: 1. Referral of a guideline topic to NICE from NHS England. 2. Stakeholders registering an interest in the guideline and being consulted throughout the development process. 3. The National Guideline Centre (NGC) preparing the scope. 4. The NGC establishing a guideline committee. 5. The group assessing the available evidence and producing a draft guideline. 6. A consultation on the draft guideline. 7. The production of the final guideline. 8. The NGC and NICE producing a number of versions of the guideline. 9. NICE receiving the remit for the guideline from NHS England. 10. NICE commissioning the NGC to produce the guideline.