Developing NICE International
NICE has earned a global reputation over the past decade and a wide range of countries, both developing and developed, have sought our advice as they build evidence-based practice in their own health services.
It was clear that we needed to respond in a more systematic way, both to enable NICE to make the best use of resources and to provide a high quality service.
In 2009, the NICE Board agreed to set up NICE International. Its aims are to:
- enable NICE to address international health issues in a professional way and enhance our reputation
- offer NICE staff and partners the opportunity for international collaboration and learning
- assist recruitment and retention of highcalibre staff
- help NICE deliver the UK government's global health policies.
NICE International is a not-for-profit division with its own staff. All international collaboration is carried out on a cost-recovery basis through contracts and grants secured from government funders and international organisations such as the World Bank.
In 2008/09, NICE International worked with eight countries on a wide range of projects, including comparative analyses to inform health policy in the USA, and exploratory missions in Colombia and Ghana with support from the Department for International Development. In March 2009 NICE ran a 3-day workshop on using evidence to inform healthcare policy and practice for senior policy makers and clinicians in Jordan.
Such international engagements also help NICE to develop the approach set out in government policy in the 2007 white papers 'Health is global' and 'Working together for better health'. These seek to protect the health of the UK population, reduce global poverty and harness the opportunities of globalisation.
This page was last updated: 11 August 2009
