About the Decision Support Unit

Find out more about what the Decision Support Unit aims to achieve.

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The Decision Support Unit (DSU) is commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to provide

  • technical support to evaluation programmes
  • advanced methodological development for all types of health technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic technologies and related products
  • educational support
  • advanced methodological, analytical and other ad hoc support to NICE and its independent advisory bodies on the assessment of medicines and medical technologies
  • quality assurance of economic models

The DSU provides advice and support to NICE. Our outputs do not constitute NICE policy.

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