Welcome to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
Using guidance
NICE helps health professionals implement our guidance by providing tools such as cost templates, audit criteria and slide sets.
Latest guidance
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Chronic kidney disease
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Influenza (prophylaxis) - amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir
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Identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying prematurely
In focus
NICE implementation consultants visit all maternity units
NICE guidance is being used to help shape and monitor the services provided by maternity units. The challenge is to integrate it with other sources of guidance - and to meet all service standards. These are the main findings so far from visits to maternity units in England by our implementation consultants.

