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1. Consultation on draft NCEC Clinical Guideline Development Manual
The NCEC has developed a draft Clinical Guideline Development Manual. The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance on the development of clinical guidelines using a robust clinical guideline development process.
We now wish to invite feedback on this draft manual. Every submission received will be considered and will inform the development of Version 1 of the Clinical Guideline Development Manual.
The consultation period ends at 5pm, Monday 9th July 2012.
2. Submissions of clinical guidelines sought
The NCEC is seeking submissions from any interested group of clinical guidelines for consideration to become part of the national suite of clinical guidelines. Clinical guidelines are systematically developed statements, based on a thorough evaluation of the evidence, to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances, across the entire clinical spectrum.
In order to ensure that the national suite of clinical guidelines address health care priorities and are based on the highest level of evidence the NCEC will prioritise, appraise and make recommendations to the Minister for Health to endorse clinical guidelines.
It is recognised that the NCEC, and the health system as a whole, is likely to be able to effectively implement and monitor only a small number of new national clinical guidelines each year. Not all clinical guidelines need to be submitted for national endorsement and guideline development groups should continue to develop clinical guidelines in response to the needs of their own organisations. However, once a national clinical guideline is endorsed it will supersede any other guidelines on that topic.
The deadline for submission of clinical guidelines for consideration by NCEC is 5pm, August 20th, 2012.
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