HSE National Central Repository

The single trusted source for accessing, storage and document control of HSE National policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and clinical guidelines.

Contact National Central Repository Team: ncr.team@hse.ie

About Developing HSE National PPPGs and Clinical Guidelines

Staff should follow the new Practical Guide which will support you in the planning, development and sustainability of your document.

If required, additional Department of Health guidance on developing national clinical guidelines can be found here.

For support with evidence searching contact HSE Library.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to our FAQ page for answers to your queries on the HSE National Central Repository.

Read what national documents are in-development

Read what HSE national policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and clinical guidelines are in development.

If you are a group developing a National policy, procedure, protocol, guideline or clinical guideline, please let the National Central Repository Team know by providing details as below to ncr.team@hse.ie and we will publish.

Document Title
Document Type (policy, procedure, protocol, guideline or clinical guideline)
Topic (max 250 characters)
Name of National Group or Document Owner Group
Generic email contact
Estimated Publication Date

Access Practical Guide for Developing HSE National PPPGs

Practical Guide for Developing National PPPGs

FAQs for Practical Guide

Access National Template

National Template

Authors must complete the cover pages of the National Template, this is mandatory. However, headings and layout in the template are simply a guide, so use what is relevant and appropriate for your national evidenced-based document.

We do not envisage frequent changes, but we do advise document developers to download the National Template from this site each time they use it, to ensure they are accessing the most up to date version.

Access additional resources for national document development

Key skill set for Development Group Membership

Terms of Reference Template

Documenting your Evidence

Top Tips for Writing National 3PGs

Implementation of PPPGs: translating evidence into practice

Sustainability process flow chart in PDF