PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Andrew Stevens
AU  - Nick Doyle
AU  - Peter Littlejohns
AU  - Mary Docherty
TI  - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appraisal and ageism
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2011-100129
DP  - 2012 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - medethics-2011-100129
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2012/01/01/medethics-2011-100129.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2012/01/01/medethics-2011-100129.full
AB  - The requirements of the UK Equality Act 2010 and some high profile criticism for using a potentially ageist methodology have prompted the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to assess the processes and methodology it uses to make appraisal decisions. This paper argues that NICE has established rigorous systems to protect against ageist decisions, has no track record of ageism and is well placed to meet the requirements of new UK equality legislation.