Structure of NICE

This chart shows how NICE is organised:

Board

- Sub-committees
- Partners Council
- Citizens Council

Senior Management Team

- Guidance Executive

Directorates

Clinical and public health
- Research and development advisory committee

Implementation
- External reference group

Planning and resources
- Patient and public involvement programme

Communications

Centres

Clinical practice
- National collaborating centres
- Guidance development groups

Public health excellence
- Public health interventions advisory committee
- Programme development groups

Health technology evaluation
- Interventional procedures advisory committee
- Independent academic centres
- Technology appraisal committee

Centre for Public Health Excellence

Develops guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention of ill health. Its guidance is for those working in the NHS, local authorities and the wider public, private and voluntary centres.

Centre for Health Technology Evaluation

Develops guidance on the use of new and existing medicines, treatments and procedures within the NHS.

Centre for Clinical Practice

Develops clinical guidelines on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases or conditions for people working in the NHS.

Clinical and Public Health Directorate

Leads on research and development to improve the methods that NICE uses to develop guidance, and encourages partners to commission research relevant to the work of NICE.

Communications Directorate

Manages the publication and dissemination of NICE guidance in print and online, and handles press and and public enquiries.

Implementation Directorate

Helps ensure NICE guidance is put into practice, by developing support tools, demonstrating cost impacts, and evaluating guidance uptake.

Planning and Resources Directorate

Manages finance, human resources, corporate governance and IT services for NICE.