PRIMARY CARE

Policy and Practice in Primary Care for Health Visiting.

Abstract

This paper discusses about the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE is unique government agency responsible for establishing the clinical guidelines of a formal public health system on the basis of clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness. In the field of clinical services, NICE produces three types of guides: Guides for using drugs or other technologies (AT), guides the introduction of innovations that involve risks (IPG) and the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CG). However, in this paper we will discuss the policy regarding the Breastfeeding given by NICE Policy and Practice in Primary Care for Health Visiting

Policy and Practice in Primary Care for Health Visiting

Introduction

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) established on April 1, 1999 with the rank of Special Health Authority for England and Wales. The Institute is a division of the British National Health Service (NHS). The Institute supports the clinical efficacy in terms of benefit and cost through guidelines and examination. However, it provides advice regarding the best treatment options against the existing disease and problems. It also evaluates different health interventions and suggesting that the British National Health Service (NHS), latter can be implemented and included as part of the best existing treatments. Thus, the Institute plays a pivotal role in coordinating the different activities; active in the dissemination of information, responding to questions and represents a reference point for information on standards and methodologies for the examination.

However, it provides support and complement to the latest NHS information strategy. NICE plays pivotal role in providing information through implementation methodologies that help local medical teams. For the assurance, that the guidelines integrated with other appropriate activities such as vocational education, trainings, seminars, workshops, education and information for patients, NICE assure all these things. NICE is working with the Government, the NHS and health medical professionals. However, with the establishment of the NICE, the British government has acquired responsibility to provide the patient and physicians the most effective treatment. For the first time in the history of the English NHS, the Government, in collaboration with health personnel, systematically assesses clinical interventions before they introduced into the health system itself (Dolan, 2009, Pp. 1).

The guideline issued by the NICE in three areas. These areas are use of health technology in the NHS that are new and existing medicines, procedure s and treatment, clinical practice which provide the, guidelines regarding the treatment and care of the people on diseases and condition of the patients, moreover, guidance for the worker of public sectors in order to promote the health and health prevent problems. They are primary assessment based on the effectiveness and profitability under different situation. NICE primary purpose was to support and to attempt to remove the so called postcode lottery of healthcare in England and Wales. The treatment was available in the main areas, where patient has to go to the NHS care centre. Since then, the NICE earned a reputation internationally as a model for ...