NICE Technology Appraisals in the NHS in England: CCG Level

NHS Digital's Innovation Scorecard is an experimental publication aiming to improve transparency on the availability of treatments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) within NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Trusts in England. It uses data from NHS and commercial sources to support monitoring of compliance with NICE Technology Appraisal recommendations and identify variation. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Monitor compliance with NICE Technology Appraisal recommendations based on the described purpose of the Innovation Scorecard.
• Identify geographic or organizational variation in treatment availability based on the dataset's stated aim to assist in identifying variation.
• Support transparency initiatives within the NHS regarding recommended treatments based on the dataset's core objective.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from NHS Digital, a primary national health data authority.
• Explicitly aims to support monitoring of compliance with national clinical guidelines.
• Available under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The description notes this is an experimental publication using proxy data, as direct data on patient uptake is unavailable.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-07-08 13:33:09.224603.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Aggregated from a range of NHS and commercial sector sources, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.224603.

Geography

England (NHS Clinical Commissioning Group level)