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Good practice guidance on managing the introduction of new healthcare interventions and links to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance

This good practice guidance responds to a number of requests, received by the Department of Health, to update guidance originally issued in 1999 (HSC 1999/176) and to further clarify guidance on Directions to Primary Care Trusts and NHS Trusts concerning the funding of Technology Appraisal Guidance issued by the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (“the funding Directions”)

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