Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2019
NICE explores extending its use of real world data to inform its guidance
25 June 2019 - NICE is looking to extend the use of real world data that will help inform its independent committees who produce its guidance.
The institute already makes use of a wide range of published scientific evidence for its guidance for the NHS on health technologies and its advisory guidelines which demonstrate best practice for diagnosing and managing a range of conditions.
NICE is now proposing to extend its use of data, from sources including:
- hospital records of operations
- registries which collect data on how particular treatments are used
- surveys of people using services
- data collected on national trends, such as how many people have a condition
