The Department has not issued any such guidance. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is an independent body and is responsible for the development of its methods and processes.<\/p>
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In January 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice to its appraisal committees on appraising treatments which may be life-extending for patients, with short life expectancy, and which are licensed for indications affecting small numbers of patients with incurable illnesses.<\/p>
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This sets out the following three criteria that must all be satisfied for this supplementary advice to be applied:<\/p>
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- the treatment is indicated for patients with a short life expectancy, normally less than 24 months;<\/p>
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- there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the treatment offers an extension to life, normally of at least an additional three months, compared to current NHS treatment; and<\/p>
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- the treatment is licensed or otherwise indicated, for small patient populations.<\/p>
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These criteria were developed following public consultation and set out the circumstances when NICE considers it is appropriate for its appraisal committees to apply greater flexibility in their appraisal of these treatments.<\/p>
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The advice has now been incorporated chapter 6 of Guide to the methods of technology appraisal 2013 <\/em>which can be found at:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/6-the-appraisal-of-the-evidence-and-structured-decision-making<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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G4S does make a record of all telephone calls they receive from asylum applicants accommodated in their property and refers service users to their interpreters where it is clear that an interpreter is required.<\/p>
Information regarding the UK Visas and Immigration complaints procedure and how to contact the Complaints Allocation Hub is available to the public at the following website link:
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure<\/a><\/p>
G4S provide a 24-hour helpline which provides support, advice and opportunity to raise complaints for service users. In addition, G4S and the Home Office conduct regular accommodation inspections across G4S\u2019 property portfolio which presents the opportunity to ensure appropriate accommodation standards are being met and that service users are getting the right level of service.<\/p>