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NICE health technology evaluation topic selection: the manual

  • NICE process and methods
  • Reference number: PMG37
  • Published:  31 January 2022

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  • Overview
  • About this guide
  • 1 Summary of the topic selection process
  • 2 Identifying priorities for the health and care system
  • 3 Identifying topics
  • 4 Eligibility criteria
  • 5 Topic briefings
  • 6 Selection and routing considerations
  • 7 Highly specialised technologies
  • 8 The topic selection oversight panel
  • 9 Equalities and environmental sustainability
  • 10 Communicating selection and routing decisions
  • 11 How long does the topic selection process take?
  • 12 Engagement and support

3 Identifying topics

3.1

Topics that meet the priorities of the health and care system are identified from a range of sources including:

  • the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Innovation Observatory

  • information from companies on UK PharmaScan and NHS Innovation Service

  • notifications made to NICE on new or significantly modified interventional procedures (by health and care staff and companies)

  • suggestions emailed to NICE's topic selection team (topic.selection@nice.org.uk) from anyone including health and care staff and members of the public

  • information given to NICE's topic selection team from other organisations such as NHS England and NHS Improvement and Academic Health Science Networks.


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