National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a non-public entity of the Department of Health (DH) in the UK. It serves both the UK and Welsh National Health Service (NHS) .
history
It was initially founded in 1999 as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and merged with the Health Development Agency on April 1, 2005 , initially as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). In 2013, NICE was renamed the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (still abbreviated to NICE) in accordance with its new responsibility for social care .
tasks
NICE publishes guidelines in various areas, e.g. For example: the use of new and existing drugs, treatments and procedures within the NHS, clinical practice (guidelines for the appropriate treatment and care of people with certain diseases and conditions), advice for public service workers, and guidelines for social services and patients . The evaluation is primarily based on evaluations of effectiveness and economy.
The NICE was the British model for the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999 . Office of Public Sector Information . February 2, 1999. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 2005 . Office of Public Sector Information . March 7, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ The Special Health Authorities Abolition Order 2005 . Office of Public Sector Information . March 7, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ About NICE , NICE website, accessed February 26, 2014