NHS finances must improve for NICE guidance

摘要

NHS bodies should strengthen their financial management arrangements in order to improve implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance,a report published by the Audit Commission this week argues."Managing the financial implications of NICE guidance," the result of a survey of 71 NHS bodies in England and 16 in-depth visits,found that only 24 per cent of NHS bodies routinely produce an action plan for implementation of clinical guidelines and only 12 per cent do so for technology appraisals.Implementation also varies across NHS bodies and is,the reports says,"less comprehensive and timely than desired."