Advice
About this briefing
Medtech innovation briefings summarise the published evidence and information available for individual medical technologies. The briefings provide information to aid local decision-making by clinicians, managers, and procurement professionals.
Medtech innovation briefings aim to present information and critically review the strengths and weaknesses of the relevant evidence, but contain no recommendations and are not formal NICE guidance.
Development of this briefing
This briefing was developed for NICE by Newcastle and York External Assessment Centre. The Interim process and methods statement sets out the process NICE uses to select topics, and how the briefings are developed, quality assured and approved for publication.
Project team
Newcastle and York External Assessment Centre
Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme, NICE
Peer reviewers and contributors
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Helen Cole, Head of Service – Clinical Scientist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Kim Keltie, Research Scientist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Iain Willits, Pre-Registration Clinical Scientist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Mick Arber, Information Specialist, York Health Economics Consortium
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Derek Bousfield, Senior Clinical Technologist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Hannah Wood, Information Specialist, York Health Economics Consortium
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Andrew Sims, Centre Director, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist commentators
The following specialist commentators provided comments on a draft of this briefing:
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Dr Richard Lyon, Clinical Lecturer in Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care, Emergency Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
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Dr Rob Galloway, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Sussex County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Adam Wolverson, Clinical Director Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Theatres, Lincoln County and Grantham District General Hospitals
Copyright
© National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2014. All rights reserved. NICE copyright material can be downloaded for private research and study, and may be reproduced for educational and not-for-profit purposes. No reproduction by or for commercial organisations, or for commercial purposes, is allowed without the written permission of NICE.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-0461-7