HC Deb 27 January 1998 vol 305 cc200-1W
Mr. Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the proposed national institute for clinical excellence will be responsible for(a) assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of all technologies and (b) producing guidelines for the NHS. [23422]

Ms Jowell

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence will give a new coherence and prominence to information about clinical and cost-effectiveness. It will develop and disseminate clinical guidelines based on relevant evidence of clinical and cost-effectiveness. We will be consulting on the Institute's role and responsibilities over the coming months.