NICE

The key themes that were identified from the consultation relating to incorporation of technology appraisals were:

• Support for incorporation of NICE technology appraisal guidance into NICE guidelines.

The rest of the themes identified from stakeholder comments on the consultation related to integration of NICE technology appraisals, and were:

• consideration of the broader policy and healthcare context

• impact on patient access to medicines

• timing of integration

• methodology

• mandatory vs advisory recommendations

• commercial considerations.

It should be noted that there were concurrent NICE consultations during the period of this consultation, the outcomes of which (where relevant) will be considered in the final approach to bringing together NICE guidance. The other consultations were:

• Process and methods for NICE-wide topic prioritisation

• Interim methods and processes for Late Stage Assessment (LSA) in HealthTech, and

• Working alongside people and communities at NICE: a strategy