NICE was asked by the Department of Health (DH) to develop guidance for the NHS and other sectors on what works in driving down population mortality rates in disadvantaged areas where risk of early death is higher than average

All registered stakeholders are now invited to comment on the economic analysis that has been carried out to assess the cost effectiveness of recommendations contained within the draft guidance document. The report entitled 'Supplementary economic analysis on interventions to reduce health inequalities' summarises the findings. It was prepared following discussions and considerations made by the Institute's Public Health Intervention Advisory Committee (PHIAC) when the preliminary findings of the economic analysis were presented to them (in 4 reports - see report 1 to 4 in consultation documents below) in March 2008.

Key areas for comment:

The aim of this consultation is to enable stakeholders to consider the approach to modeling and to make comments on the findings and to make comment, in particular on:

• Studies used to assess to develop the model (including gaps in the papers in the published literature that we have not been able to identify)
• queries around the interpretation of the results
• the applicability of the sources of cost effectiveness evidence and its usefulness for the development of guidance

The consultation on this evidence will run from 12 May to 10 June 2008.

Consultation Documents

1. Economic analysis of interventions to improve the use of smoking cessation interventions in disadvantaged populations
2. Economic analysis of interventions to improve the use of smoking cessation interventions in the general population
3. Economic analysis of interventions to improve the use of statins in disadvantaged populations
4. Economic analysis of interventions to improve the use of statins interventions in the general population
5. Supplementary economic analysis on interventions to reduce health inequalities

Please note, the evidence presented here does not constitute the Institute's guidance on this topic.