National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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| Formed | April 1999 |
| Headquarters | 3 Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 United Kingdom |
| Employees | 785 |
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| Parent department | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Website | www |
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom.
As the national health technology assessment body of England, it is responsible for judging the cost-effectiveness of medicines and making them available on the NHS through reimbursement, with its judgements informing decisions in Wales and Northern Ireland. It also provides a range of clinical guidance to the NHS in England and Wales, which are considered by Northern Ireland.