What methods were used to create the NICE guidelines for chronic heart failure?
This guidance was developed in accordance with the methods outlined in the NICE guidelines manual, 2014 version.236 Sections 4.1 to 4.3 describe the process used to identify and review clinical evidence (summarised in Figure 3), sections 4.2 and 4.4 describe the process used to identify and review the health economic evidence, and section 4.5 describes the process used to develop recommendations.