Directions that came into force on 1 January 2002 require primary care trusts and national health service trusts to make funds available to ensure that a health care intervention recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is normally available to NHS patients within three months of NICE issuing new technology appraisal guidance. There have been 12 appraisals for which the funding direction has been waived or amended. Details are given in the following table.
NICE appraisal title Guidance publication date Period of waiver Weight reduction for people with morbid obesity July 2002 Complete waiver Haemodialysis—home versus hospital September 2002 Complete waiver Ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters September 2002 12 months Diabetes—Insulin pump therapy February 2003 12 months Diabetes—Patient education models April 2003 Complete waiver Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration September 2003 9 months Liquid-based cytology for cervical screening October 2003 Complete waiver Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy for the diagnosis and management of angina and myocardial infarction November 2003 Complete waiver Laparoscopic surgery for Inguinal Hernia September 2004 Complete waiver Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety and Depression February 2006 12 months Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders July 2006 24 months Laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer August 2006 Complete waiver