Process for review/change of guidelines and pathways

Planned review

Staff members/authors

The Governance Support Team will contact the appropriate member of staff responsible for review of a guideline or pathway 3 months prior to the review date.

Governance Support Team

The following pathway should be followed by Governance Support for review of any guideline/pathway during a planned review timescale:

Process for review of guideline/pathway

Where the review of clinical guidance requires major change to that guidance, the guideline/pathway must be submitted to the appropriate approval groups(s)

Minor change: e.g a change to contact details, department name, formatting, hyperlinks.
Major change: Any change to clinical guideline/pathway.

Outwith planned review - request for change

Staff member

Please direct any requests for a change to a guideline, pathway or other content on Right Decisions to aa.RightDecisions@aapct.scot.nhs.uk or telephone the Governance Support Team.

Governance Support Team

The following pathway should be followed for review of any guideline/pathway outwith the normal review timescale:

Guideline/pathway change request

Where the review of clinical guidance requires major change to that guidance, the guideline/pathway must be submitted to the appropriate approval groups(s)

Minor change: e.g a change to contact details, department name, formatting, hyperlinks.
Major change: Any change to clinical guidance.