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Introducing NICE...

Introducing NICE. Gateshead Council Gillian Mathews Implementation consultant - north. What is NICE?.

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Introducing NICE...

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  1. Introducing NICE... Gateshead Council Gillian Mathews Implementation consultant - north

  2. What is 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.

  3. This is what we do NICE and NHS Evidence Evidence – guidance – shared learning

  4. This is how we add value Independence, objectivity and transparency.

  5. We have become a unique platform NICE and NHS Evidence Evidence – guidance – shared learning

  6. We produce guidance in three areas... • Health technologies- guidance on the use of new and existing medicines, treatments, procedures and medical technologies and diagnostics • Clinical practice- guidance on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions • Public health - guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention of ill health

  7. Core principles of all NICE guidance • Based on the best evidence available • Expert input • Patient and carer involvement • Independent advisory committees • Genuine consultation • Regular review • Open and transparent process

  8. Who writes the guidance?

  9. What are NICE Quality Standards? • A set of 5-10 statements that are: • markers of high-quality, cost effective clinical care for a particular condition • derived from the best available evidence • produced collaboratively with the NHS and social care • Quality measures - high level quality indicators • Audience descriptors - A description of what the quality standards mean for a variety of audiences

  10. Quality Standards topics Pilot topics 2009-10 • Stroke • Dementia • Prevention of venous thromboembolism • Specialist neonatal care Topics 2010-11 • Diabetes • COPD • Breast cancer • Depression • Chronic kidney disease • Glaucoma • Chronic heart failure • End of life care • Alcohol dependency

  11. Guidance Key policy documents Audit evidence of variation in care Developed from evidence: Dementia, an example NICE quality standards NICE Quality Standards Drawn from ‘key priorities for implementation’ listed in the NICE clinical guideline, with extra emphasis on patient experience and the whole clinical team. Guidance AND key policy documents Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care, (NICE/SCIE CG42). Department of Health (2009) Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy. Audit evidence of variation in care National Audit Office (2007): Improving services and support for people with dementia (and 2010 interim report). Royal College of Psychiatrists National Audit of Dementia.

  12. NHS Evidence • A web-based service that helps staff keep up to date with the latest information about health and social care • already attracting 700,000 visits and 1 million searches a month • free to use service, free from ‘noise’ and providing access to credible, relevant information • NHS Evidence Accreditation Scheme identifies high quality sources High quality evidence for high quality care

  13. How can NICE help? • We provide general support tools such as the ‘How to Guides’ and a map of NICE guidance available against national indicators and targets • We encourage shared learning from practice and provide support at local level through our field team • We provide topic specific support tools such as slide sets, costing tools, clinical audit support, educational tools and commissioning guides • We provide online educational modules for healthcare professionals • We actively work in partnership with other organisations to support NICE guidance

  14. ‘How to’ implement guidance Currently being updated

  15. Gill Mathews Annie Coppel Deborah Bent Chris Connell Jane Moore Steve Sparks Stephen Judge The NICE Field Team • Seven consultants based in the field - the ‘local face’ of NICE • Providing people implementing NICE guidance with updates, advice and support for your local strategies for implementation

  16. What the implementation team offers.. • Updates and advice to help the senior management team implement NICE guidance • Problem solving, by sharing examples of how organisations have worked together to implement guidance • Advice on how to use the NICE implementation support tools • A chance to feedback to NICE on local issues, ideas for new topics and suggestions for improvement

  17. Keep up to date with the latest from NICE... • Sign up on the NICE website to receive NICE guidance electronically • Or subscribe online to our free monthly E-newsletter: includes information about guidance launched each month. • Follow us on Twitter @NICEcomms

  18. Where to find all that...

  19. Contact us Gillian Mathews – Implementation consultant gillian.mathews@nice.org.uk NICE website www.nice.org.uk NHS Evidence www.evidence.nhs.uk

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