1. Andrew Dillon Chief Executive
Introduction to NICE
Andrew Dillon
Chief Executive

2. Why do we need NICE?
Expectation
Capacity
Ambition

3. Developing our guidance
Judgement
Opinion
Science
Experience

4. We produce a range of guidance and services

5. Being NICE isn't always easy!
The evidence is never complete and anyway isn't a sufficient basis for making decisions; preferences, priorities and politics create an unavoidable context
The evidence is constantly changing and is frequently immature at the point at the which the first and often most influential decision is made
Everyone says they're committed to an evidence-based approach but reasons to ignore it are always easy to find!
We have to make some of the most difficult decisions in British public life

7. Impact of NICE
Accepted as a valuable influence on national and local decision-making
Improved outcomes for patients and service users
Guided significant investment over 18 years
Informed the coverage and debate about the health and care services in the media
Continually evolving in response to new practice, technologies, structures and priorities