Public consultation: New Australian elevated blood pressure and hypertension guideline

We are seeking your feedback

We are seeking your feedback on the new Australian guideline for elevated blood pressure and hypertension. A guideline made in partnership between the Heart Foundation, Stroke Foundation and Hypertension Australia.

The new Australian guideline for diagnosis and management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension provides guidance and recommendations on the diagnosis thresholds, measurement, management and follow-up of elevated blood pressure and hypertension. It was developed in line with the National Health and Medical Research Council guideline standards, and has been drafted by individuals with expertise and lived experience in this area.

To ensure the guideline is of the highest quality, and meets the needs of other health professionals and people with ACS, we encourage health organisations, health professionals, and the broader community to provide feedback.

The guideline public consultation will be open from <1st XX to 30th XX>.

Note there will be no extensions beyond this timeframe.

How to provide feedback on the draft guideline

Read the draft guideline consultation documents

• Draft Australian clinical guideline for elevated blood pressure and hypertension (PDF)
• Supplementary material (PDF)

We recommend keeping these documents open in another tab or window while completing the feedback form.

Provide your details

Provide your organisation's name, or your name if you are responding as an individual.

To provide your comments, please complete all the required information through the online form, including:

• Your name and your organisations name and email address, or your name and email address if you are an individual
• The state or territory you are in
• If you are responding on behalf of an organisation or as an individual
• Your declaration of any links with, or funding from, the tobacco, pharmaceutical, food and/or beverage industries

Please note: a summary of anonymised responses may be published to the public domain in a high-level report that reviews common themes in the feedback we received. The names and contact information of individual respondents will not be published.

Submit your feedback and comments

Please use the online public consultation form to submit your comments.

When providing your feedback using the form please ensure that you:

• Specify the section of the guideline you are commenting on, and the page number.
• Provide your comments on, or suggestions for, amendment to the guideline content
• Provide a rationale for your comments based upon the best evidence wherever possible
• Ensure your comments are constructive and appropriate to be displayed in public (any comments that are deemed inappropriate will not be considered or published.

Please note:

• Each piece of feedback relating to a new/different section or page must be submitted as a new entry. This is to ensure every piece of feedback can be collected, and to help us find the correct part of the guideline.
• We are unable to respond directly to any individual or organisation providing feedback through this consultation process.
• A summary document including comments (deidentified) and any actions taken may be published on the Heart Foundation website.

Before you submit

We strongly advise that you familiarise yourself with the scope of the guideline. Feedback received that is within scope will be reviewed on merit, not by quantity. Duplicate submissions or near-identical comments will be grouped together. Those representing organisations should submit their comments in one collated submission.

Please note that a summary of anonymised responses may be published to the public domain in a high-level report that reviews common themes in the feedback we receive. The names and contact information of individual respondents will not be published.

Should you require more information about the guideline or the public consultation process, please contact guidelines@heartfoundation.org.au.

Thank you in advance for your time.

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