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NICE guidelines

Article in Annals of General Psychiatry · April 2010

DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S53

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 Pilling Annals of General Psychiatry 2010, 9(Suppl 1):S53
http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/9/S1/S53

MEETING ABSTRACT Open Access

NICE guidelines
Stephen Pilling
From 1st International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European
Psychiatric Association Conference on Treatment Guidance
Thessaloniki, Greece. 19-22 November 2009

This presentation will outline the programme of clinical

practice guidelines developed by the National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK.
This programme consists of over 20 clinical guidelines
and covers all the major mental disorders. The metho-
dological challenges in its development will be
described, including the limitations of the evidence base
and some commonly made criticisms of the NICE
approach to clinical guideline development. The major
successes of the programme will be described including
work on schizophrenia, substance misuse and more
generally on psychological therapies. The importance of
a broad approach to supporting guideline implementa-
tion will be emphasised and illustrated by the develop-
ment of the UK Department of Health Improving
Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme
and related work on therapist training and competence.

Published: 22 April 2010

doi:10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S53
Cite this article as: Pilling: NICE guidelines. Annals of General Psychiatry
2010 9(Suppl 1):S53.

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