Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ Group, UK, has been selected as a preferred provider for the recently established NICE Electronic & Print Content Framework Agreement in England.
This means that NHS organisations and partner organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now purchase BMJ Group products, such as Best Practice, Clinical Evidence, and selected leading medical journals published by the Group (such as BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin, European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science & Practice) without the need for full competitive tendering.
Appointed organisations to the NICE Framework guarantee to offer published medical and healthcare related content, products and services that meet specified technical and service standards; use pricing models appropriate for the NHS; adhere to the Licence Terms & Conditions required by the NHS; and, most importantly, add value for NHS customers.
NHS purchasers can access and view details of the products and services, purchasing and pricing models available through the Framework, as well as purchasing guidance, from the NICE Electronic and Print Content Framework Agreement signpost on the Journals and Databases page at NHS Evidence.
Best Practice is an online decision support tool that brings together the latest evidence, expert opinion, and guidelines on over 10,000 different diagnoses - enabling health professionals to make the best decisions for their patients, every time. It now has over 500,000 users in 30 countries and is also available as a mobile app.
Clinical Evidence is an internationally-renowned database of systematic reviews that sums up what's known - and not known - about more than 3,200 interventions. It claims to be an essential resource for learning and practising evidence-based medicine by helping clinicians conduct literature searches and apply the results to patient care.
