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The NICE Way: Lessons for Social Policy and Practice from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Francis Ruiz, Jonathan Breckon
Oct. 1, 2014
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What can be learned from NICE that might work for other policy institutions? There is a lot of misunderstanding about their approach outside of health expert circles. This paper aims to bust some of those myths, with the hope that clearly articulating the NICE model will inspire others to follow the approach.

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