Who does NICE regulate?
Our guidance is relevant to charities, voluntary and community organisations, residential care homes, private sector employers, patients, carers, service users and the public as well as the NHS and local government. We do our best to provide support for all these groups to put our recommendations into practice. 34.
What is the purpose of NICE?
Our role. NICE’s role is to improve outcomes for people using the NHS and other public health and social care services. We do this by: Producing evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners.
What are the benefits of NICE guidelines?
NICE guidance can help patients, carers and service users to:
- Receive care that is based on the best available clinical evidence.
- Be accountable for their care, and know they will be cared for in a consistently evidence-based way.
- Improve their own health and prevent disease.
Are NICE guidelines reliable?
NICE is well respected, credible and trusted by the public, clinicians and other stakeholders, in part due to its impartiality and independence, a review of NICE has concluded.
WHAT ARE NICE guidelines NHS?
NICE guidelines are evidence-based recommendations for health and care in England. They set out the care and services suitable for most people with a specific condition or need, and people in particular circumstances or settings.
Are NICE guidelines UK based?
What is the importance of guidelines?
The objectives of guidelines are to enhance appropriateness of practice, improve quality of cardiovascular care, lead to better patient outcomes, improve cost effectiveness, help authorities to decide on the approval of drugs and devices, and identify areas of research needed.
Do NICE guidelines apply in Wales?
We have an agreement that all NICE guidelines and quality standards are available to use in Wales. Except for technology appraisal guidance (TAGs), their use is not mandatory. All NICE guidance used in Wales is subject to Welsh legislation [1].
WHAT ARE NICE guidelines based on?
1.3 NICE clinical guidelines. NICE clinical guidelines are recommendations, based on the best available evidence, for the care of people by healthcare and other professionals. They are relevant to clinicians, health service managers and commissioners, as well as to patients and their families and carers.