The document "Quality Care and Clinical Excellence" applies to the NHS in Wales NHS Cymru Web

Extracts from A First Class Service: Quality in the new NHS
(Full text available on the Department of Health website)

Introduction
Chapter 2: Setting quality standards

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Appraisal and guidance
Conflicting clinical advice
Dissemination
Monitoring
How will NICE work?
How NICE will help patients?
National Service Frameworks
Developing a National Service Framework
The first National Service Frameworks
Future National Service Frameworks
How National Service Frameworks will help patients
Questions for consultation