The National Library of Guidelines is a collection of guidelines for the
NHS. It is based on the guidelines produced by NICE and other national
agencies. The main focus of the Library is on guidelines produced in the
UK, but where no UK guideline is available, guidelines from other countries are
included in the collection.
NICE issues guidelines of very high quality. They are based on a
systematic review of the evidence and have extensive consultation not only with
clinicians but also with patients and, where relevant, industry.
Professional associations do not have the resources to carry out this type of
consultation but they can follow the principles set out in the AGREE protocol
which helps guideline writers minimise bias, meet the needs of all stakeholders
and maximise clarity.
Selection criteria for the National Library of Guidelines can be found in About us.
Organisations interested in submitting guidelines should contact us with details of the
electronic version of the guideline and a contact email address.
The interface includes an improved keyword search engine and you can also
browse by Specialty to discover guidelines using the left-hand navigation bar.
The database has been developed and is maintained in collaboration with the
University of Sheffield Health Sciences Library.
Comments are welcome to seek@sheffield.ac.uk.
Provided by NICE, NHS Evidence is a new service which will develop, enhance
and expand the services that were previously provided by the National Library
for Health (NLH). The NLH and its specialist libraries became part of NHS
Evidence on 1 April 2009. Release 1 of the NHS Evidence portal and search engine
went live on 30 April 2009 at http://www.evidence.nhs.uk
As part of the ongoing developments, the specialist libraries have changed
their names and are, as a group, called specialist collections. This collection
is now NHS Evidence - national library of guidelines, and you will continue to
be able to access all the content and features. The existing url for the
collection will remain for now, but is likely to change later in the year as the
specialist collections become fully integrated into the NHS Evidence portal.
For more information about NHS Evidence, please follow this link to the NICE website
