The Dobson-Rawlins pact and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: impact of political independence on scientific and legal accountability.

The Dobson-Rawlins pact and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: impact of political independence on scientific and legal accountability. Br J Psychiatry. 2019 May 29;:1-4 Authors: McPherson S, Sunkin M Abstract This analysis considers whether the independence of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), while safeguarding guidelines from commercial lobbying, may render NICE legally and scientifically unaccountable. The analysis examines the role of judicial reviews and stakeholder consultations in place of peer review in light of current debates concerning the depression guideline.Declaration of interestNone. PMID: 31138337 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Br J Psychiatry Source Type: research