Working with the public
NICE annual review 2017-18
People-centred
NICE has always recognised the importance of hearing from people who have become experts on an issue because they are or were a patient, service user, or carer.
In July 2017, we published a public involvement review. It confirmed that patients and the public should be involved as early as possible in the development of any guideline or standards. This ensured that the issues that matter most to patients and the public are taken into account from the outset.
The findings from a literature review, a survey, stakeholder meeting and internal consultation indicated that within NICE there were areas of good practice but some inconsistency in how these were put into practice across the organisation.
Shared decision-making
Shared decision-making brings people into the centre of decisions about their own treatment and care. It starts with a conversation between the person receiving care and their health professional.
In June 2017, we held the 4th meeting of the NICE shared decision-making collaborative. The meeting built on themes identified in the 2016 consensus statement. It reviewed the completed short-term intentions and the progress of the long-term intentions, outlined in the action plan.
As a result we have contributed a section on a shared decision-making in the revised guidelines manual, encouraging our developers to think about choice, values and preferences when compiling their recommendations.
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