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Early Warning of New Health Care Technologies in the United Kingdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Andrew Stevens ,
Claire Packer  and
Glenn Robert
Andrew Stevens
Affiliation:
The University of Birmingham
Claire Packer
Affiliation:
The University of Birmingham
Glenn Robert
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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Abstract

In this paper we describe the present range of organizations that have a role in the early warning of new and emerging health care technologies in the United Kingdom. We discuss in more detail the processes and prioritization criteria used by the U.K. horizon-scanning project for the NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme, and the principal methods of technology identification for the horizon-scanning project are outlined. The United Kingdom plans to develop an integrated system for the identification of technologies for commercial planning, health service research prioritization, financial planning, and provision of information to policy makers, purchasers, and providers of health care.

Keywords

FuturesHealth Care TechnologyForecastingEarly Warning SystemsHealth Technology Assessment
Type
Special Section: Early Identification and Assessment of Emerging Health Technology
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , Fall 1998 , pp. 680 - 686
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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