The Bottom Line
- CKS makes recency checkable—if you know where to look (topic-level “How up-to-date…/Changes” + global “What’s new”).
- Don’t confuse a page restructure with a recommendation change; treat them differently in your confidence level.
- For defensibility, record: “CKS topic checked for updates” + the date you checked.
The 30-second recency check (repeatable)
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1) Open “What’s new” for the global view
If the topic is listed as updated recently, you already know something changed—then check the details inside the topic.
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2) Inside the topic: find “How up-to-date is this topic?”
This is where you quickly see update history and whether changes were minor or substantive.
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3) Read the “Changes” section like an audit log
Look for phrases such as “minor update”, “links updated”, “restructuring”, or “recommendations updated”. They are not equivalent.
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4) Capture one line for your own record
Example: “Checked NICE CKS [topic] update log; last update [month/year]; no major recommendation changes noted.”
The common mistake
Clinicians often assume “updated recently” = “recommendations changed”. Sometimes it means formatting, links, or restructuring. Your job is to distinguish the two.
SourceNICE CKS — What’s new (official)
Open Link SourceExample CKS “Changes” page (official): see how updates are described
Open Link