Table 2.
AGREE-II assessment of 42 policy guideline sources
| Title | Reference | AGREE-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-19 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| COVID-19. Effects on health from non-COVID-19 conditions and moving forward to deliver healthcare for all | 46 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Preparing for COVID-19 surges and winter | 68 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Reset, restore and recovery: staff support | 45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Health protection: public and professional responsibilities | 91 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Reset, restore and recovery: medical education and training | 47 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Reset, restore and recovery: equality | 69 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Second phase of NHS response to COVID-19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 admission | 92 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Second phase of NHS response to COVID-19 for cancer services | 93 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) briefing for board and COVID-19 emergency preparedness, resilience and response membership in the NHS | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| COVID-19: guidance for the remobilisation of services within health and care settings, infection prevention and control recommendations | 94 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Delivering a paediatric elective surgery service during the COVID-19 pandemic | 95 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| COVID-19: guidance for planning paediatric staffing and rotas | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| COVID-19 and Us: views from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and Us | 53 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethics framework for use in acute paediatric settings during COVID-19 pandemic | 71 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| National guidance for the recovery of elective surgery in children | 58 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Reset, restore, recover – RCPCH principles for recovery | 96 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Antenatal care for women without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and living in a symptom free household | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| RCM briefing on reintroduction of visitors to maternity units across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| oyal College of Midwives (RCM) clinical briefing sheet: guidance for midwifery services on ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Guidance for the provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic | 97 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Equality essentials: appropriate risk assessment during the current pandemic | 98 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| COVID-19 impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic women | 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 professionals | 99 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Guidance for antenatal and postnatal services in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic | 51 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Antenatal care for women with current suspected or confirmed COVID-19 or with a member of their household with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 | 100 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Domestic abuse: identifying, caring for and supporting women at risk of/victims of domestic abuse during COVID-19 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bereavement care in maternity services during COVID-19 pandemic | 74 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Postnatal care for women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Virtual consultations | 50 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Restarting planned surgery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic | 56 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Delivering midwifery intrapartum care where local COVID-19 escalation protocols are required to be enacted | 101 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Supporting pregnant women using maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic: actions for NHS providers | 60 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Important—for action—operational priorities for winter and 2021/2022 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| National Clinical Prioritisation Programme (including evidence based Interventions): frequently asked questions | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Digital by default or digital divide? Virtual healthcare consultations with young people 10–25 years | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Restoring children’s health services, COVID-19 and winter planning – position statement | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Anaesthesia and critical care: guidance for clinical directors on preparation for a possible second surge in COVID-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| COVID-19 in pregnancy: information for healthcare professionals | 54 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Joint RCOG and RCM statement: planning for winter 2020/2021 – reducing the impact of COVID-19 on maternity services in the UK | 64 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Midwives call for common sense on maternity visiting guidance | 61 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
NHS, National Health Service.