The BMJ has published a series of papers that describe Core GRADE - 'the fundamentals that authors of systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines require to use the Core GRADE approach to rate certainty (quality, confidence) of evidence and grade strength of recommendations'
Here is the citation and first paragraph of the first paper.
CITATION: Guyatt G et al. Core GRADE 1: overview of the Core GRADE approach
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081903 (Published 22 April 2025)
Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:e081903
'This is the first paper in a series describing Core GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) — the fundamentals that authors of systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines require to use the Core GRADE approach to rate certainty (quality, confidence) of evidence and grade strength of recommendations. Although the series focuses on evidence comparing a single intervention with a single comparator and takes an individual patient’s perspective, the underlying principles also apply to evidence and decisons from a population or public health perspective...'
There are several other papers in the series.
All of the papers are freely accessible.
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org