Dr Rosie Benneyworth Vice-Chair of NICE Student Champion Study Day Introduction to NICE Dr Rosie Benneyworth Vice-Chair of NICE Been using NICE evidence search and promoting NICE cascade system Train others How to use and what it can find Use NICE in essays but not know history of NICE

Background

Why NICE was set up Established in 1999 To reduce variation in the availability and quality of treatments and care (the so called ‘postcode lottery’) To resolve uncertainty about which medicines and treatments work best and which represent best value for money for the NHS

History and background

The NICE portfolio in 1999 NICE Clinical Practice New Drugs

The NICE portfolio in 2005 NICE Clinical Practice Public health New Drugs

Medtech and diagnostics The NICE portfolio in 2010 NICE Clinical Practice Public health New Drugs Quality standards Medtech and diagnostics

Medtech and diagnostics The NICE portfolio in 2018 NICE Clinical Practice Public health New Drugs Quality standards Medtech and diagnostics Social care Indicators

Core principles of NICE’s work Based on the best evidence available Genuine consultation Regular review Expert input Open and transparent process Patient and carer involvement Social values and equity considerations Independent advisory committees

NICE guidance and quality standards by year Highly specialised technologies Diagnostics Medical devices Quality standards Interventional procedures Guidelines: clinical, public health and social care Technology appraisals Highly specialised technologies Medical devices Diagnostics Quality standards Interventional procedures Technology appraisals Guidelines

“NICE may prove to be one of Britain’s greatest cultural assets along with Shakespeare, Newtonian physics, The Beatles, Harry Potter and the Teletubbies” Richard Smith, Editor British Medical Journal 2004

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