National Clinical Effectiveness Committee: Processes and Templates

If you are currently or are planning to develop a clinical guideline, you should let the National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC) know. This notification neither commits you to submit your guideline to NCEC, nor does it indicate that the guideline will be prioritised or endorsed by NCEC.

We will publish the notifications on our website. Notification avoids duplication of effort by different groups working in the same field.

Complete and return this Notice of Intent to Develop a Clinical Guideline form to ncec@health.gov.ie

You may also download and read:

• NCEC Guideline developers manual
• HIQA and NCEC’s National Quality Assurance Criteria for Clinical Guidelines
• NCEC's Framework for Endorsement of National Clinical Guidelines

Librarian support on literature searching for systematic reviews is available for guideline development groups.

The NCEC national clinical guideline templates can help to structure your guideline and ensure that you’ve covered all the necessary areas for prioritisation and quality assurance.