NICE

It may seem as if the National Institute of Health and Care Clinical Excellence (NICE) has always been part of the UK's health and social care landscape. But this fascinating book charts the evolution of NICE from its origins 25 years ago, as well as how this development illustrates many of the key themes effecting health care today.

Paul Atkinson is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems at the University of Liverpool. He is a historian with an interest in health policy and the use of evidence for policy.
Sally Sheard is Executive Dean of the Institute of Population Health, and Andrew Geddes and John Rankin Professor of Modern History, at the University of Liverpool. She is a health policy historian and analyst with an interest in the interface between expert advisers and policymakers.