1. Making NICE research nicer Involving patients, carers and the public
Marcia Kelson
NICE Patient Involvement Unit
Jeremy Wyatt
NICE Research and Development Programme
Vinod Kumar
NICE Research and Development Advisory Committee

2. What is NICE?
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance on treatments and care in the NHS in England and Wales
NICE guidance is for healthcare professionals and patients to help them make informed decisions about treatment and healthcare

3. What types of guidance does NICE produce?
Technology appraisals (use of discrete drugs or therapies)
Clinical Guidelines (cover wider management and treatment of patients with a specific condition)
Interventional procedures (advice on safety of new procedures)

4. How does NICE involve patients and carers?
NICE stakeholder process (consultation - all guidance products)
Membership of NICE committees and working groups (direct input)
One-off projects (indirect input)
Public versions (information)

5. Content of NICE guidance
Evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness: recommend use of a treatment or intervention
Evidence of non-effectiveness: recommend non usage
Inconclusive or lack of evidence: suggest need for further research

6. NICE Research and Development Programme
Jeremy Wyatt
NICE Research and Development Programme

7. NICE Research and Development Advisory Committee
Vinod Kumar
NICE Research and Development Advisory Committee

9. Workshop discussions
Can organisations like NICE work with patients, carers and the public to help move publicly funded research in the direction of more immediate benefit to patients and the public?
How, and in which disease areas, might we start to do this ?