Latest HTA activities by the Scottish Health Technology Group

The Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) is a national health technology assessment (HTA) agency providing advice to NHSScotland on the use of new and existing health technologies (excluding medicines) likely to have a significant impact on healthcare. NHSScotland is required to consider SHTG advice.

In June 2023, one assessment was published concerning the review of clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence for a digital type 2 diabetes remission programme in Scotland.

In July 2023, two publications were issued; however, they were not related to Med Tech.

SHTG is working on the following assessments related to medical procedures or technologies (as of August 14, 2023):

• Outpatient biopsies (reusable and disposable) equipment for suspicious laryngeal and pharyngeal lesions;
• The cost-effectiveness of the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit;
• Community based respiratory care services for patients with chronic respiratory conditions;
• Technology enabled theatre scheduling tools;
• Living Donor Transplantation;
• Tumour profiling tests to guide chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer.

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