| − | National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) proudly boasts "Developing a series of national clinical guidelines to secure consistent, high quality, evidence based care for patients." Yet, NICE is responsible for denying life saving medication, effectively becoming the government's "death panels". <ref>[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/campaigns/nhsinjustice/8251183.Anger_as_Nice_denies_cancer_patient_life_extending_drug/ END NHS INJUSTICE, The Northern Echo, July 2, 2010]</ref> | + | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) proudly boasts "Developing a series of national clinical guidelines to secure consistent, high quality, evidence based care for patients." Yet, NICE is responsible for denying life saving medication, effectively becoming the government's "death panels". <ref>[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/campaigns/nhsinjustice/8251183.Anger_as_Nice_denies_cancer_patient_life_extending_drug/ END NHS INJUSTICE, The Northern Echo, July 2, 2010]</ref> |