Search results for: Real World Evidence (RWE)

Minimal Access Surgery – Why Don’t We Do More?

20 March 2018

…growing evidence base supporting the clinical and cost-effectiveness of MAS for three specific procedures: hysterectomy, ventral/incisional hernia repair, and lower anterior resection. However, despite the benefits, uptake of MAS is…

Searching for Cost-effectiveness Thresholds in NHS Scotland

1 December 2013

…the available cost-per-QALY evidence would be a poor guide to decision making. However, the interviews suggested that cost-per-QALY evidence is not generally taken into account in NHS Board expenditure decisions…

The Market for Biosimilars: Evolution and Policy Options

1 November 2008

…differences mean that biosimilar markets will evolve in a more complex way than traditional, small molecule, chemical generics markets. Regulators will need clinical trial evidence of efficacy and safety before…

A switch to vegan diets could save the NHS £6.7 billion per year, new research reveals

8 January 2024

…healthy dietary changes that contribute to population health. Commenting on the importance of the research and its potential impact, author Dr Chris Sampson says: “There is now compelling evidence that…

Policy, Organisation and Incentives in Health Systems

…research that improves how healthcare is organised, funded and delivered to achieve better health, equity, and efficiency OHE’s policy positions Sustainable health systems should appropriately incentivise and deliver evidence-based, cost-effective…

NICE at 25: Technology Appraisals – Faster Access to Modern Treatment?

1 May 2024

…national body providing independent guidance to “the new NHS” being created for the 21st Century. NICE’s evidence-based recommendations were meant to be just that: recommendations, and many of the early…

HTAinSite: Recent Changes in the Database of NICE Decisions

7 June 2012

…sharing, or patient access schemes. This is possible using HTAinSite — a unique resource of information on NICE Technology Appraisal decisions and the evidence used to support them. Imagine being…

New Findings: Public Attitudes Towards End-of-Life Treatment in England and Wales

7 December 2012

…reflects the preferences of the general public. However, little scientific evidence is available to support that premise. In 2009, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued…

New Pilot Study: Capturing Public Preferences about Health Care Priorities

16 January 2013

…which alternative treatments exist. Little empirical evidence is available, however, on whether the general public supports the use of this particular definition of unmet need as a basis for setting…