How to use NICE guidance to commission high-quality service: consultation

Following two stakeholder workshops held earlier this year, NICE has developed a “How to” guide on how NICE guidance can be used to support the commissioning of high-quality care and services. This guide is due to be launched at the NICE conference in December 2009. NICE are inviting you to comment on this guidance

Regulated fertility services: a commissioning aid

An Expert Group on Commissioning NHS Infertility Provision was established by the Department of Health at the beginning of 2008, with the aim of identifying the barriers to the implementation of the NICE fertility guideline and helping PCTs move towards the implementation of the guideline. 'Regulated fertility treatment: a commissioning aid' was produced by the expert group, and launched by Gillian Merron, Minister of state for Public Health.

Published June 2009, 24 pages

Service for the accurate diagnosis of the epilepsies in adults

This commissioning guide provides support for the local implementation of NICE clinical guidelines through commissioning, and is a resource to help health professionals in England to commission an effective service for the accurate diagnosis of the epilepsies in adults.

Other documents

16th wave: clinical guidelines and public health guidance referred in September 2007

Helping GPs to commission services more

Practice Based Commissioning GP practice survey

National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group Annual Report 2006/07