Social Value Judgements: Principles For The Development Of NICE Guidance, UK

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Article Date: 23 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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Social Value Judgements: Principles for the Development of NICE Guidance describes the principles that NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) should follow in designing the processes it uses to develop its guidance and in developing individual pieces of guidance.

It is mainly about the judgements that NICE and its advisory bodies should apply when making decisions about the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions, especially where such decisions affect the allocation of NHS resources. The current edition of Social Value Judgements is the second. It was published in July 2008, replacing the first edition, which was published in 2005.

-- Second edition of Social Value Judgements: Principles for the Development of NICE Guidance

About NICE

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.

NICE produces guidance in three areas of health:

-- public health - guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention of ill health for those working in the NHS, local authorities and the wider public and voluntary sector

-- health technologies - guidance on 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 within the NHS.

NICE guidance is developed using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, healthcare professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world.

http://www.nice.org.uk