NICE (UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence) rejects attack for "inflationary pressure" on NHS
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The debate over the decision-making policy and influence of the UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been rekindled, amid calls for it to have a bigger hand over policy on ineffectiveness and inefficiency. In last week's issue of the British Medical Journal, the institute came under fire for "creating inflationary pressure that the NHS cannot afford", in response to a paper in which NICE explains its approach to economic evaluation as being "based on affordability, efficiency and equity".