1. NICE and the What Works Network
Guidance and standards for high quality care and for promoting healthy living
Based on the best available evidence
What works, and what is value for money
April 2013 – covering health and social care
What Works Network
7 independent centres including
NICE
Centre for Wellbeing
Centre for Ageing Better
NICE: excellence through evidence
Evidence is at the heart of everything NICE does.
NICE is a world leader in developing evidence-based guidance and standards
Supporting excellence in health and social care
What Works Network
Best available evidence to support decision-makers
Supported by government with other sources
Including:
NICE – health and social care
What works centre for wellbeing
Centre for Ageing Better – improved quality of life for older people
Four others = education, crime reduction, early intervention, local economic growth

2. Gathering the Evidence – why its important
Evidence can show what works and what is value for money
Improving outcomes and experience
Improving wellbeing
Supporting better decision-making
Reducing variation around the country

3. NICE and evidence on personalisation
Published guidelines, including
Home care for older people
Older people with multiple long-term conditions
Recommendations around person-centred care and support, focussing on outcomes, choice and control and support to use personal budgets
Guidelines in development, including
Adult social care: improving people’s experience
Stimulating research
Research recommendations
Working with research funders – gaps in research
NICE guidelines already published
Recommendations for practitioners on:
delivering person-centred care
Building on strengths of people
Ensuring people have more control
Aligned to outcomes people want

4. Gathering the evidence – support from NICE
Linking up with Centre for Wellbeing
Advice on research, evaluation and measurement
Workshop / symposium
Evidence framework for local and national levels
Developing better evidence around personalisation
Materials on what good evidence looks like
Use our links in What Works Network
Providing advice -
Workshop / symposium – with research funders
Sessions on good evidence at local level
Difference types of research
Good research bids
Develop materials on what good evidence looks like – what people need to think about at local level