Clinical guidelines affecting your health?

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines form the foundations of NHS care. Lorna Powell interviewed NICE’s chairman, Sir Michael Rawlins, to find out a bit more about how clinical guidelines are developed. Sir Rawlins also explained how the organisation interacts with political bodies and the general public in order to deliver up-to-date, high quality care to patients all over the country.

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