‘The NICE syndication service: supporting evidence into

practice’

Moira Godbert-Laird and Iain Moir

Date: 22 June 2016

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NICE’s role and resources

• Topics are identified, discussed and prioritised with

NHSE, DH and PHE and then formally referred to NICE

for development

• Main national source of authoritative evidence-based

guidance to improve health outcomes and inform

practice in the NHS, public health and social care

• Impressive international reputation

• Guidance issued on 1449 key topics to date

• Developing NICE guidelines: the manual

• Content dissemination includes: syndication, website,

mobiles, partnership working and third-party applications

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NICE Syndication Service

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NICE syndication guidance portfolio

NICE

Clinical practice

Social care

New drugs

Interventional procedures

Diagnostics

Quality standards

Public health

Medtech

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NICE Syndication: overview

• Syndication is a part of NICE’s digital content

dissemination strategy

• Allows third-party organisations to embed NICE content

within their own systems, services and products

• Multiple uses: decision support tools, interactive tools,

websites, mobile apps

• Available to commercial and non-commercial sectors

(UK and overseas)

• Formalises distribution of NICE content through a quality

assured service

• Delivers content in trusted digital formats

• ‘Real-time’ delivery via our API

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Who do we work with?

• International and UK publishers, healthcare

providers and health-related organisations

positioning NICE content alongside other resources

• SMEs targeting products at specific healthcare

audiences

• Systems integrators working with GP practices and

hospital systems – decision support tools

• Public sector partners looking to embed NICE

content into their own services and supporting

training provision

• NHS – local and national. Includes creation of

Trust-based clinical guideline system; internal

systems for audit, compliance and implementation

• Academic networks; medical schools

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ClinicalKey – delivering NICE content

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Elsevier: ClinicalKey – a global application

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

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Cloud2: Windows 10 Universal App

• Windows 10 equivalent of the

iOS and Android versions

• Supports PCs, Smartphones

and tablet devices

• Offline cache of guidance

content for disconnected use

• Daily, automated content update

• Pin articles and chapters for

easy repeat access

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Accessing NICE guidance via the API

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Accessing NICE Pathways via the API

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Where do I get more information?

• See the NICE website syndication pages for more detail

on the service

https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/nice-syndication-

api

Lists content available via syndication

How to apply and 3 licence options

Downloadable application form assessed monthly

Delivery formats explained

How the API works

User manual

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Contact details

For further information:

• Moira Godbert-Laird (Associate Director, Intellectual

Property and Content Business Management)

Tel: 0161 870 3178 ; Mobile: 07725 147151

Email: moira.godbert-laird@nice.org.uk

• Iain Moir (Programme Manager: Syndication, Content

and Licensing)

Tel: 020 7045 2208; Mobile: 07816 506714

Email: iain.moir@nice.org.uk

General email enquiries: syndication@nice.org.uk

Website: www.nice.org.uk