National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
(asked on 3rd February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the full consultation on the proposed reforms to NICE methods and processes.
The National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that a six week public consultation on the proposals for changing its methods and processes will take place this summer. We understand that further work on the timetable is in progress and will be communicated in due course.
The wider health charity sector will have an opportunity to review the proposals for change from the task and finish groups during this consultation.
NICE also held a webinar with stakeholders in November 2019 to share how and why health technology evaluation is changing and what it means for patients. The webinar is available on the NICE website at the following link:
NICE staff have also participated in a number of events to engage with the patient community, including the charity sector and about the methods review.