NICE rejects pill for Multiple Sclerosis

A new pill to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS), known as Gilenya, has been denied endorsement by the NICE. NICE decided against recommending payment by the NHS for the pill due to a lack of clarity about its effectiveness and expense...
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GPs should offer ovarian cancer blood test – NICE

NICE has released its first ever clinical guideline for ovarian cancer, recommending that women who present to their GP with symptoms should be offered a simple diagnostic blood test. Although chemotherapy... <<Read More>>

Many patients seeing dentists too often

Some dentists are recalling patients for visits too often, in breach of government contracts. The Guardian newspaper reported that the Department of Health has “good evidence” that it is happening despite NICE... <<Read More>>

NICE calls for incentives to be healthy slammed

Calls by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to give people with unhealthy lifestyles incentives, including cash and toys for children, has been attacked by many who say the schemes are a waste of money.

Check up time for NICE

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recently undergone its second ‘check up’ from the Health Select Committee since its inception. In its report, the committee sets out its vision of reform...

Finding a NICEr way to value health

Policy-makers should shift their attention from the measurement of preferences towards more direct measures of the experiences associated with different states of the world, says Paul Dolan...

Mr NICE

A five minute interview with Andrew Dillon, c hief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE was set up to address postcode prescribing and to provide consistency. Do you think it has succeeded...?

Putting NICE guidance into practice

Dr Gillian Leng, NICE implementation director, explains how NICE is helping NHS and public health professionals put NICE guidance into practice

The NICE implementation programme was set up in 2004 to help the NHS and local authorities put NICE guidance into practice...