Med Tech-related technology assessments from NICE in the second half of November 2017

Interventional Procedure Guidance is developed for most of the novel interventional procedures entering the English market. The program focuses solely on the clinical evidence. Recommendations may vary from ‘for research only’ to ‘for use with standard arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit.' Recommendations are not binding, although they are followed by providers and commissioners.

In the second half of November NICE published two new interventional procedures guidance:

• Interventional procedures guidance Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea covers evidence-based recommendations on hypoglossal nerve stimulation for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of hypoglossal nerve stimulation for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent and audit or research.
• Interventional procedures guidance Processed nerve allografts to repair peripheral nerve discontinuities includes evidence-based recommendations on processed nerve allografts to repair peripheral nerve discontinuities. Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of processed nerve allografts to repair peripheral nerve discontinuities is adequate to support the use of this procedure for digital nerves provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent, and audit.

See full details in the English here.

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