Topic suggestion

Thank you for your interest in supporting NICE's topic prioritisation process.

We are committed to providing quality guidance on the topics that most affect you, but to do so we must meet a high threshold of evidence and context indicating the need for a change to our guidance.

Therefore, we have provided instructions below on how to support our topic prioritisation process in producing a positive outcome for your suggestion.

Collaborating with other individuals, patient groups and charities on this form helps us to better address your suggestions.

If you are aware of other individuals who are planning to submit a suggestion to NICE regarding your topic, we encourage you to collaborate with them to submit this form jointly. In particular it may be useful to reach out to any charities or patient groups you know of that are concerned with this topic area to get their input on the health and care need for guidance on your suggested topic, and for any evidence they may be able to provide.

We cannot proceed with our topic prioritisation process unless you have provided links to sufficient evidence.

Sources of evidence

The information below indicates the types of evidence we can accept for suggestions for a new topic, and for suggestions to update an existing NICE topic.

Published, peer reviewed original primary and secondary research, for example Systematic reviews, RCTs and observational studies
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Accepted

Literature reviews
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Audit reports
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Service evaluations
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

User needs assessments
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

User surveys
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Personal experience
New topic suggestion: Not accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Editorials/Opinion pieces
New topic suggestion: Not accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

We cannot proceed with a topic suggestion if you are unable to provide sufficient detail around the following:
- the context of your suggestion
- populations affected
- settings affected
- the health and care need for NICE guidance.

Personal details

Please enter your details below. We are holding this information only for the purposes of being able to contact you for any follow up queries we have about your suggestion.
Name*

Honorific (Mr/Mrs/Dr/Prof)First NameLast Name
Which of the following describes you?*
Company/organisation name*
Email*
example@example.com

Relation to NICE guidance
Please provide a title for your topic.*
What condition or subject does your topic primarily relate to?*
If there are any other conditions or subjects you think are related, please indicate below.
Please indicate whether you are contacting NICE regarding an existing NICE topic, or for a new topic suggestion.*

New topicExisting topic

Settings

Please indicate how your suggestion relates to the below settings. If your suggestion does not relate to a setting, leave the cell blank.

	How does your suggestion relate to this setting?
Healthcare settings (Primary, secondary and tertiary care)
Public health
Social care
Other (please provide details)

Health and care need
Do you know of any national policies, strategies or existing non-NICE guidance related to the suggested topic?*

YesNo

Impacts and implementation
Do you feel confident providing detailed information on the impacts that your suggestion may have on care pathways, budgets, current workforce and system infrastructure, and the environment?*

YesNo
Please indicate what potential impact there would be on the existing care pathway and services.

0/500
What potential budget impact would your suggestion have?

0/500
Please describe potential impact on current workforce and system infrastructure.

0/500
Please describe potential impact on environment.

0/500
Do you feel confident providing detailed information on implementation and availability in relation to the aspects of care covered in your suggested topic?*

YesNo
Are there any implementation challenges associated with your topic suggestion?*

YesNoUnsure
Please describe the potential implementation challenges below.

0/500

Sources of evidence
The information below indicates the types of evidence we can accept for suggestions for a new topic, and for suggestions to update an existing NICE topic.

Published, peer reviewed original primary and secondary research, for example Systematic reviews, RCTs and observational studies.
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Accepted

Literature reviews
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Audit reports
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Service evaluations
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

User needs assessments
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

User surveys
New topic suggestion: Accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Personal experience
New topic suggestion: Not accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Editorials/Opinion pieces
New topic suggestion: Not accepted
Update suggestion: Not accepted

Please indicate sources of evidence below*

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Feedback
Would you like to provide any feedback about this form before submitting it?*

YesNo
Please provide your thoughts on this form below.

0/500
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Sources of evidence

Personal details

Relation to NICE guidance

Context

Population and inequalities

Settings

Health and care need

Impacts and implementation

Sources of evidence

Feedback

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	Policy/strategy/guidance developer	Policy/strategy/guidance URL	Relevance to suggested topic
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