The NICE tobacco return on investment tool

Abstract

The NICE tobacco return on investment tool has been developed to help decision making in tobacco control at local and sub-national levels. The tool evaluates a portfolio of tobacco control interventions and models the economic returns that can be expected in different payback timescales. Different interventions, including pharmacotherapies and support and advice, can be mixed and matched to see which intervention portfolio or package provides the best 'value for money', compared with 'no-services' or any other specified package. Produced for NICE by the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) at Brunel University, the tool is to support commissioners and policy makers, in local authorities and the NHS, in their investment decisions. Select an area of interest using drop down menus, and the tool will automatically estimate the smoking and ex-smoking populations based on up-to-date statistics. This population composition is used to model the impact of smoking on relevant endpoints, taking into account short-, medium- and long-term events. The tool builds on previous work including work undertaken by HERG on behlaf of Tobacco Free Futures, Fresh Smoke Free North East and Smoke Free South West. The tool is accompanied by a package of support materials, including a user guide and technical report, and can be downloaded using the links below. This page contains the most up-to-date tool, so please ensure that you are using the latest version. The most recent version is version 3 check this page regularly to ensure the tool you have downloaded is up to date.