Technology appraisal data: appraisal recommendations
Our technology appraisal guidance makes recommendations on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of medicines and treatments. It helps to ensure that the NHS uses its resources fairly and effectively.
Since 1 March 2000 we have published:
1058 technology appraisals.
These have resulted in:
1406 individual appraisal recommendations.
Each appraisal can have 1 or more recommendation and can contain more than 1 type of recommendation.
We approve the majority of medicines and treatments
84% of our recommendations have been positive (recommended, optimised, or recommended for the Cancer Drugs Fund).
This means the medicines or treatments were approved either in line with their licence or with some modifications.
144 technology appraisals where recommendations could not be made in the absence of a submission from the company (known as a non-submission).
Recommendations by type
Appraisal recommendations are prepared by independent committees. There are 4 types of recommendation they can make.
Recommendations made by technology appraisal committees since 2000
Appraisals published each year
Technology appraisal guidance published since 2000
Explore our appraisal recommendations
Technology appraisal recommendations (Excel)
For each recommendation, you can find:
the appraisal number
year of publication
appraisal process
the name of the technology
the disease or condition for which the technology has been appraised
how NICE has categorised this recommendation
any comments.
An individual appraisal may contain more than one recommendation. In some appraisals, many technologies have been considered together, and a number of recommendations made. Each recommendation is summarised separately.