Guide to the technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies appeal process (pre June 2023)

3 Role of the lead non-executive director for appeals

NICE's chairman will appoint one of the non-executive directors to oversee the appeals process. This non-executive director is responsible for determining the arguability and validity of each of the appeal points lodged and will decide if an appeal (oral or written) will be held. In doing so, he or she may take legal advice.

In the temporary absence of this non-executive director, or where they are conflicted, NICE's chairman will either undertake this scrutiny role themselves or nominate an alternative non-executive director to do so.