Table 2

AGREE-II assessment of 42 policy guideline sources

TitleReferenceAGREE-II questions (domain in brackets)
The guideline objective is specifically described (D1)The guideline development group includes individuals from all relevant professional groups (D2)The views and preferences of the target population have been sought (D2)There is an explicit link between the recommendations and the supporting evidence (D3)Key recommendations are easily identifiable (D4)The guideline presents monitoring and/or auditing criteria (D5)Competing interests of the guideline development group members have been recorded and addressed (D6)
Principles for reintroducing health services – COVID-19447514711
COVID-19. Effects on health from non-COVID-19 conditions and moving forward to deliver healthcare for all466433711
Preparing for COVID-19 surges and winter687433711
Reset, restore and recovery: staff support457411711
Health protection: public and professional responsibilities917411711
Reset, restore and recovery: medical education and training477432711
Reset, restore and recovery: equality697412711
Second phase of NHS response to COVID-1957513741
Operating framework for urgent and planned services within hospitals: all emergency patients to be tested on admission and elective patients to isolate for 14 days prior to admission922111721
Second phase of NHS response to COVID-19 for cancer services931312511
Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) briefing for board and COVID-19 emergency preparedness, resilience and response membership in the NHS704113511
COVID-19: guidance for the remobilisation of services within health and care settings, infection prevention and control recommendations945714511
Delivering a paediatric elective surgery service during the COVID-19 pandemic957777531
COVID-19: guidance for planning paediatric staffing and rotas487111611
COVID-19 and Us: views from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and Us537577711
Ethics framework for use in acute paediatric settings during COVID-19 pandemic717715731
National guidance for the recovery of elective surgery in children587757741
Reset, restore, recover – RCPCH principles for recovery967113711
Antenatal care for women without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and living in a symptom free household525115711
RCM briefing on reintroduction of visitors to maternity units across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic594113311
oyal College of Midwives (RCM) clinical briefing sheet: guidance for midwifery services on ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic725114311
Guidance for the provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic976625422
Equality essentials: appropriate risk assessment during the current pandemic985333522
COVID-19 impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic women656425421
Principles for the testing and triage of women seeking maternity care in hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a supplementary framework for maternity healthcare professionals996325531
Guidance for antenatal and postnatal services in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic516725531
Antenatal care for women with current suspected or confirmed COVID-19 or with a member of their household with suspected or confirmed COVID-191006526621
Domestic abuse: identifying, caring for and supporting women at risk of/victims of domestic abuse during COVID-19666334422
Bereavement care in maternity services during COVID-19 pandemic746467311
Postnatal care for women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19845756411
Virtual consultations507557641
Restarting planned surgery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic566711711
Delivering midwifery intrapartum care where local COVID-19 escalation protocols are required to be enacted1017516511
Supporting pregnant women using maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic: actions for NHS providers602122311
Important—for action—operational priorities for winter and 2021/2022575111511
National Clinical Prioritisation Programme (including evidence based Interventions): frequently asked questions677112711
Digital by default or digital divide? Virtual healthcare consultations with young people 10–25 years557771711
Restoring children’s health services, COVID-19 and winter planning – position statement621113411
Anaesthesia and critical care: guidance for clinical directors on preparation for a possible second surge in COVID-1921111211
COVID-19 in pregnancy: information for healthcare professionals546234522
Joint RCOG and RCM statement: planning for winter 2020/2021 – reducing the impact of COVID-19 on maternity services in the UK647717721
Midwives call for common sense on maternity visiting guidance617617721
  • NHS, National Health Service.