National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( NICE) is a non- public body of the Department of Health ( DH) in the UK. It serves both the English and Welsh National Health Service ( NHS).

History

It was first established in 1999 as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and merged on 1 April 2005 with the Health Development Agency, first as a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ( NICE). 2013 was the NICE - according to its new responsibilities for social care - in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( NICE still abbreviated ) renamed.

Tasks

The NICE guidelines published in various areas, such as: the use of new and existing medicines, treatments and procedures within the NHS, clinical practice ( guidance on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions ), counseling for employees in the public service and guidelines for social services and patients. The assessment is carried out primarily on evaluations of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.

The NICE was the British model for the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.