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Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group

Our aim

To provide independent, evidence-based assessments of health technologies, supporting innovation, supporting research and building capability to improve patient outcomes and deliver value to the UK health system.

Who we are

The Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group is part of the Medical Physics Directory at Newcastle Hospitals. We work closely with colleagues at Newcastle University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Teesside University to provide External Assessment Group services to NICE (independent assessment of Health Technologies to support national guidance development).

Our services

TRLs supported

Funding requirement

Either self-funded by company or researcher, or as co-applicants or collaborators on a grant.

Evidence requirements

We can support companies at any stage. Companies interested in putting their technologies forward for NICE guidance development will need different levels of evidence depending on life cycle stage, but we can signpost companies to helpful resources.

Our customers

UK SMEs, researchers, anyone with an interest in health technology development for patient benefit

Hexagon supported

Value proposition

The Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group work closely with clinicians across a range of specialties and have been involved in Early Value Assessments and Evidence Generation Plans for NICE. For further information, see our team page.

Clinical evidence generation

The Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group can support with funding applications and research delivery, including trial design, use of RWE. For further information, see our team page.

Market access & launch

The Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group can give high-level advice on NICE process and signpost companies to support available. For further information, see our team page.

Post marketing surveillance

The Newcastle Hospitals Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Group have experience in analysis of routinely collected data ( clinical registry data, Hospital Episode Statistics) for longitudinal outcomes of healthcare interventions. For further information, see our team page.