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NICE is a non‐departmental public body that provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care in England.

NICE guidelines make evidence‐based recommendations on a wide range of topics including:

 preventing and managing specific conditions;

 improving health;

 managing medicines in different settings;

 providing social care and support to adults and children;

 planning broader services and interventions to improve the health of communities.

Within each NICE guideline, there are recommendations regarding the care (including medications) and services that are suitable for most people with a specific condition or need. NICE guidelines are used by NHS England and NHS clinical commissioners to develop services and are a reference guide for healthcare professionals, with recommendations about medications that should and should not be prescribed. The guidelines also cover areas that patients should be able to manage themselves and obtain, if necessary, appropriate over‐the‐counter medications.

Table 2.3 Examples of local and national prescribing guidelines

Local Guidance	National Guidance
to your team, service or condition you are working withinNHS organisation/employergeographical region	NICE or SIGN guidancenational networksclinical groupscharities