Introduction

BrisDoc regularly receives new or updated NICE guidelines and safety alerts from the Central Alerting System (CAS).

Nice guidance

The role of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is to improve outcomes for people using the NHS and other public health and social care services. This is done by:

• Producing evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners.
• Developing quality standards and performance metrics for those providing and commissioning health, public health and social care services.
• Providing a range of information services for commissioners, practitioners and managers across the spectrum of health and social care.

NICE guidance supports healthcare professionals and organisations to make sure that the care they provide is of the best possible quality and offers the best value for money from the public purse. Working in accordance with NICE guidelines supports BrisDoc achieve its core values for providing high quality patient and resource care.

NICE provides independent, authoritative and evidence-based guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill-health, reduce inequalities and variation.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence