Our board sets out our strategic priorities and policies. The day to day decision-making is the responsibility of our executive team. The organisation is split into 7 directorates:
Centre for Guidelines (CfG)
Develops guidance on:
- the promotion of good health
- the prevention of ill health
- the appropriate treatment and care for people with specific diseases and conditions
- social care and service delivery.
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The guidance is used by those working in the NHS, local government, social care, patients and their families.
Responsible for:
- clinical guidelines
- public health guidelines
- social care guidelines.
Centre for Health Technology Evaluation (CHTE)
Develops guidance on the use of new and existing treatments within the NHS, such as medicines, medical technologies and surgical procedures.
Responsible for:
Health and Social Care Directorate
Delivers our implementation strategy, drives and enables the effective and appropriate use of all of our guidance and advice, and supports the engagement of patients and the public.
Responsible for:
- supporting our strategic engagement with key external organisations
- NICE Public Involvement Programme
- NICE field team
- supporting the implementation and adoption of guidance
- reviewing the impact of our guidance.
Science, Evidence and Analytics Directorate
Brings together the latest thinking and practice on using science, evidence and data to deliver NICE’s work.
Responsible for:
- science policy and research
- EUnetHTA and international collaboration
- special scientific projects
- research recommendations
- information services
- evidence services
- UK PharmaScan
- intellectual property and reuse of NICE content
- data and analytics.
Digital, Information and Technology Directorate
Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of NICE’s externally facing digital operations.
Develops and maintains our internal guidance production systems.
Manages our IT operations and infrastructure.
Communications Directorate
Raises awareness of our work.
Responsible for:
- the publication and dissemination of NICE guidance
- the NICE website
- press and public enquiries
- social media, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
- YouTube videos
- events
- insight community.
Finance, Strategy and Transformation Directorate
Responsible for:
- business planning
- finance
- corporate governance.
People and Places Directorate
Responsible for:
- human resources
- estates and facilities.