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What’s happening in the UK? And, what’s it got to do with us?

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Posted by Marianne Udow-Phillips on November 15, 2010

In the midst of all the focus on election day in the U.S., there was a much overlooked article the same day on changes in the British health care system. The article is about what is called in Great Britain “NICE.” NICE is an acronym that stands for National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. NICE was established in 1999 with a mission to help make evidence based decisions on the use of resources for health care in Britain. It publishes guidelines in three areas:

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