We produce our guidelines using the following steps: A guideline topic is referred to NICE from NHS England. Stakeholders register an interest in the guideline and are consulted throughout the development process. The scope is prepared by the National Guideline Centre (NGC). The NGC establishes a guideline committee. A draft guideline is produced after the group assesses the available evidence and makes recommendations. There is a consultation on the draft guideline. The final guideline is produced. The NGC and NICE produce a number of versions of this guideline: The full guideline contains all the recommendations, plus details of the methods used and the underpinning evidence. The NICE guideline lists the recommendations. NICE Pathways brings together all connected NICE guidance. This version is the full version. The other versions can be downloaded from NICE at www.nice.org.uk. NICE received the remit for this guideline from NHS England. NICE commissioned the NGC to produce the guideline. The remit for this guideline is: To develop a clinical guideline on the management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care. Chronic Heart Failure Development of the guideline NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 3.3 Who developed this guideline? A multidisciplinary guideline committee comprising health professionals and researchers as well as lay members developed this guideline (see the list of guideline committee members and the acknowledgements). The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) funds the National Guideline Centre (NGC) and thus supported the development of this guideline. The committee was convened by the NGC and chaired by Anthony Wierzbicki in accordance with guidance from NICE. The group met approximately every 6 weeks during the development of the guideline. 