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This will lead to a more effective use of NHS resources, and better outcomes for patients.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full-bleed__image-container image-container-dark" style="background-image: url('/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/healthcare-professionals-talking-at-pc.jpg');"></div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <p><span>Currently we produce guidance products separately. For example, as technology appraisals and guidelines.</span></p> <p>Through this project, we're looking to include our published technology appraisals guidance in our guidelines. So, you'll be able to access all our guidance on a topic in one place.</p> <p>This will mean:</p> <ul> <li>It’s easier for commissioners, practitioners and patients to access and decide on treatment options.<o:p></o:p></li> <li>Better adoption of promising new treatments across the NHS.</li> <li>It’s easier for you to achieve the best outcomes for patients whilst making the best use of NHS resources.</li> </ul> <h2>How we're doing this</h2> <p><span>Initially, we’re working through our published technology appraisals and, where it's straightforward, incorporating them into relevant guidelines. </span>This means we're presenting all relevant technology appraisal recommendations in the guideline at the appropriate point in the care pathway, without changing their meaning, intent or eligible patient population.</p> <p>Our aim is to incorporate 170 technology appraisals into our guidelines this year, in line with our commitment in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-summary-of-the-heads-of-agreement/2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-summary-of-the-heads-of-agreement"> 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth</a>.</p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5" class="pt--e"></div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>Our methods</h2> <p>In February 2024 we launched a 9-week public consultation on proposed, interim methods for including technology appraisals in our guidelines.</p> <p>We received extensive and wide-ranging comments on the approaches we proposed. There was broad support for straightforward incorporation of technology appraisals within guidelines, as set out above.</p> <p>Feedback on the approach we proposed for more complex cases – for example, where there are multiple NICE-recommended treatment options within the care pathway – was mixed. Some stakeholders supported our proposals. But there was opposition from others, particularly around potential impacts on patient choice and access to medicines, and commercial considerations.</p> <p>As a result of the consultation feedback, we've updated our interim methods and processes for including technology appraisals in guidelines, and are focusing on straightforward incorporation first.</p> <ul> <li>view <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg47/history">our response to the consultation</a></li> <li>read <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg47">our updated interim methods and processes</a>.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5" class="pt--a"></div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div data-g="12 md:7"> <h2>Next steps</h2> <p>Going forward, we will continue to review and update our approach to the more complex cases, where straightforward incorporation of technology appraisals is not likely to meet <span>the needs of our guideline users</span>.</p> <p><span>We will undertake further work with stakeholders to develop our methods in this area. And test how easy new approaches will be to implement.</span></p> <p>Updates to our type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis guidelines, in which we'd planned to pilot new methods for complex incorporation of technology appraisals, will proceed using existing NICE methods.</p> </div> <div data-g="12 md:5" class="mt--a"></div> </div>  </div></div> </div> </main>  <script async="" src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/niceorg/js/app.js" type="text/javascript"></script>  <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/twitter.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/V2/Scripts/NICE.bootstrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Modules/Orchard.Resources/scripts/history.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/V3/Scripts/nice/NICE.EventTracking.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/niceorg/NICE.TopScroll.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/Themes/NICE.Bootstrap/scripts/foot.combined-v1.10.9325.0.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script> var global_nav_config = { service: "", header: { skipLinkId: "content-start", search: { url: "/search", autocomplete: "/autocomplete?ajax=ajax", query: "", onSearching: window.globalNavSearchingHandler || null }, auth: { environment: "live" }, cookie: false }, footer: true }; </script> <script src="https://cdn.nice.org.uk/global-nav/global-nav.min.js" defer></script> <script src="//cdn.nice.org.uk/cookie-banner/cookie-banner.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ajaxSend(function (event, jqxhr, settings) { if (settings.url.indexOf("?") >= 0) { settings.url = settings.url + "&ajax=ajax"; } else { settings.url = settings.url + "?ajax=ajax"; } }) if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) { $('body').addClass('touch-screen-device'); } else { $('body').addClass('non-touch-screen-device'); } </script> <div id="global-nav-footer"></div> </body> </html>

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