Faster access to modern treatment
The Department of Health published a discussion paper shortly before the formation of NICE in April 1999. This set out the detailed proposals for how the NICE appraisal process should work, under the title "Faster Access to Modern Treatment, How NICE Appraisal Will Work."
Foreword
Introduction
Objectives
Overview of the proposed process
Scope
Horizon scanning [step 1 of overview]
Selection of new interventions for appraisal [steps 2-3]
Submission of evidence [steps 4, 5 and 7]
How the process will work at maturity
Transitional arrangements
The appraisal process [steps 6, 8 and 9]
Dealing with uncertainty
Outputs of the appraisal: guidance to the NHS
Information to patients and carers
Timescale and process
Management guidance from the NHS Executive [step 10]
Review of the initial appraisal [step 11]
Institutional arrangements
Application to existing interventions [steps 12 and 13]
Secretariat
Accountability to NICE and to the Partners´ Council
Relation to clinical guidelines/decision support
Annex A: Overview of the proposed process (a)
Annex B: Selection Criteria
Annex C: Proposed data requirements for sponsors´ submissions
This page was last updated: 30 April 2009
