Social value judgements: principles for the development of NICE guidance
Social Value Judgements: Principles for the Development of NICE Guidance describes the principles that NICE 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.