The NHS Constitution gives patients the right to expect local decisions about the funding of medicines and treatments to be made rationally. The NPC has been commissioned to provide an ongoing programme of support to local NHS organisations which aims to provide a degree of consistency in the generic training of local decision-making groups, provide a mechanism for sharing best practice and interaction, and give local NHS organisations the tools to review and develop the processes underpinning local decision-making.

Use the navigation (above) to access the publicly accessible information, or log in (below) to access additional resources.

This website has been produced by the National Prescribing Centre, a Department of Health funded organisation, to support Local Decision Making.

The website contains resources and information which should be of value to all those involved in Local Decision Making.

Individuals with access privileges can log into a protected area of the website to access additional resources and a dedicated discussion forum.

• A Guide to
  Payment by Results
  and medicines

• Tough Decisions

Two new topics are now covered in the e-learning section of the website:

• Health Economics
• Priority Settings