NICE Commissioning Guides

NICE commissioning guides are a valuable resource in helping to commission effective, evidence-based care. Each commissioning guide concentrates on a particular topic, and provides information on key service-related issues to consider during the commissioning process. They also offer an indicative benchmark of activity to help commissioners determine the level of service needed locally. Within each guide, an interactive commissioning tool provides data for local comparison against the benchmark and enables primary care organisations to estimate and inform the cost of local commissioning decisions. Further details and a list of published and forthcoming guides are available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/commissioningguides.