Our quality standards set out priority areas for quality improvement. They highlight areas with identified variation in current practice.
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Our indicators measure outcomes that reflect the quality of care, or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes.
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Using the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care.
Ensuring new technologies are clinically effective and offer economic value.
NHS Innovation Service is a clear and simple point of entry for health technologies to access support and national evaluation programmes.
UK PharmaScan is a database of new medicines, indications and formulations in the pharmaceutical pipeline.
Guidance on measurements and tests used to evaluate a patient's condition.
Guidance on medical technologies put forward to NICE by manufacturers.
Guidance on new and existing medicines and treatments in the NHS.
Guidance on the use of highly specialised medicines and treatments.
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These meetings are open to the public and press to observe. Holding them in public supports our commitment to having processes in place that are rigorous, open, and transparent. You can find planned meeting dates under 'About the committee' and register to observe meetings under 'Scheduled meetings'.
Some meetings may be rescheduled or cancelled if we need to reprioritise our work.
For more information, read the common questions and answers about virtual committee meetings (Word).
The diagnostics advisory committee advises NICE about the formulation of guidance on diagnostics technologies and any other matter related to the evaluation of diagnostic technologies, as requested.
About the diagnostics advisory committee
About diagnostics guidance
The highly specialised technologies evaluation committee is an independent standing committee that produces recommendations on when and how a highly specialised technology should be commissioned for use in the NHS in England.
About the highly specialised technologies evaluation committee
About highly specialised technologies guidance
The indicator advisory committee develops indicators that are suitable for potential inclusion in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcome Indicator Set (CCG OIS). NICE indicators can also be used by other stakeholders for other national or local quality improvement initiatives.
About the indicator advisory committee
The interventional procedures advisory committee makes recommendations about the efficacy and safety of interventional procedures and the context of guidance, such as conditions under which procedures should be used.
About the interventional procedures advisory committee
About interventional procedures guidance
The medical technologies advisory committee supports the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme. They identify and select innovative medical technologies and route these products to the appropriate guidance production programme. The committee also develops recommendations to be issued as medical technologies guidance.
About the medical technologies advisory committee
About medical technologies guidance
Public health advisory committees are the standing committees responsible for the development of our public health guidance.
Guidance topics are allocated to a committee following referral from the Department of Health. The committee considers the evidence and makes recommendations for people working in the NHS, local government and in the wider public, private and voluntary sectors.
About the public health advisory committee
About public health guidelines
The quality standards advisory committees are independent committees that help to develop our quality standards. They are made up of standing members and specialist members from the key source guidance development group for each quality standard topic being considered.
About the quality standards advisory committee
About quality standards
The technology appraisal committee is an independent standing committee that produces recommendations. They consider the evidence and make a judgement on whether or not the technology should be recommended as a clinically and cost-effective use of NHS resources, or whether it should only be recommended for specific indications or subgroups of patients.
About the technology appraisal committee
About technology appraisal guidance
Our formal board meetings are open to the public to observe and ask questions, unless there are confidential matters to discuss.
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Stakeholders, members of the public and press are welcome to observe oral appeals. Holding them in public supports our commitment to having processes in place that are rigorous, open, and transparent. This enables everyone to better understand the way we make our decisions.
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