Impact Assessment of health Technology Assessments in Scotland
Aim
The aim of this project is to examine how NHS Quality Information Scotland (NHSQIS) can improve the impact of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on policy, by increasing the adoption of their evidence-based recommendations.
Objectives
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the dissemination of the HTA's recommendations
- To critically appraise the documentation itself, by seeking views of users on factors such as accessibility, clarity, relevance and ease of understanding
- To measure the impact of the recommendations on national and local health policy makers and on patients, focussing particularly on changes to patient outcomes as a result of the implementation
- To capture any secondary effects on research and other related services
This project is funded by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, 2005.
Research Group
- Mr Luke Vale, Health Economics Research Unit
- Dr Alice Kiger, CASN, Department of General Practice
- Dr Janet Tucker, Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health
- Ms Jan Caldow, Department of General Practice
- Ms Jenny Reid, Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health
Contact: j.l.caldow@abdn.ac.uk