Adams Cheryll
Unite-CPHVA, London.
J Fam Health Care. 2007;17(4):113-4.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) was set up by the Government as an independent health authority responsible for producing evidence-based public health and clinical guidance for the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Guidance for Scotland is produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). This article describes the workings of NICE and how health professionals and their professional organisations can influence the choice and content of guidelines. Health professionals should be aware of the guidance so they can contribute to it and use it in their own practice. They can use it to improve practice and even, at times, as a lever to protect endangered services from cutbacks.
国家临床优化研究所（NICE）由政府设立，是一个独立的卫生机构，负责为英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的国民医疗服务体系（NHS）制定基于证据的公共卫生和临床指南。苏格兰的指南由苏格兰校际指南网络（SIGN）制定。本文介绍了NICE的工作方式，以及卫生专业人员及其专业组织如何影响指南的选择和内容。卫生专业人员应该了解这些指南，以便能够为其做出贡献并在自己的实践中加以应用。他们可以利用这些指南来改进实践，甚至有时将其作为一种手段来保护濒危服务不被削减。
