2nd April 2012 YHEC Supports AHP QIPP Toolkits YHEC developed the economic arguments that support the AHP QIPP toolkits that were launched by NHS London on 19 March. The toolkits are designed to allow healthcare providers and commissioners to maximise the value they get from using allied health professionals in a variety of care pathways. Click here.
20th March 2012 Paper Published in The Journal of Medical Economics Matthew Taylor and colleagues have had a paper published in the Journal of Medical Economics: "Cost-Effectiveness of Zoledronic Acid vs. Clodronic Acid for Newly-Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma from the United Kingdom Healthcare System Perspective". Please click here for further details
19th March 2012 Paper Published in The European Journal of Public Health Matthew Bending and colleagues have had a paper published in the European Journal of Public Health titled: "Should we invest in environmental interventions to encourage physical activity in England? An economic appraisal". Please click here for further details.
21st November 2011 Paper Accepted for The International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Martyn Burke, Ruth Shenton & Matthew Taylor have had a paper accepted for the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology: The Economics of Screening Infants at Risk of Hearing Impairment: An International Analysis. Please click here
18th November 2011 YHEC Contribution to New HTA report Julie Glanville has contributed to a new HTA report on FDG positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (PET/CT) in pre-operative staging of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Please click here.
14th November 2011 NICE Joint Information Day in London on 14 November 2011 Julie Glanville presented update of aMRC-funded project on search filter performance at the NICE Joint Information Day in London on 14 November 2011.
7th November 2011 ISPOR 14th Annual European Congress - 5-8 November 2011 Madrid, Spain
YHEC are exhibiting and presenting at ISPORs European conference. Here are two of the posters that are being presented.
25th October 2011 Clinical Trial Registers as a Source of Trials for Cochrane Reviews Julie Glanville, Steven Duffy and Rachael McCool presented a poster at the Cochrane Colloquium last week, “Clinical Trial Registers as a Source of Trials for Cochrane Reviews.” In addition Julie and co-authors have presented “A Systematic Review of Studies that Develop or Evaluate Search Filters for the Retrieval of Diagnostic Studies in MEDLINE”.
20th October 2011 Centre to assess new medical devices York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) working with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH) is this week launching the partnership as one of four centres nationally to undertake assessments of medical devices on behalf of NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence). The launch event, to be held on Wednesday 19th October at NUTH, celebrates the opening of an External Assessment Centre which sees YHEC and NUTH become partners in a major contract to assess and evaluate new and emerging medical technologies for NICE. The centre will assess the technical, clinical and cost effectiveness of new medical devices to inform NICE guidance which helps NHS staff to make informed purchasing decisions. Scientists, economists and engineers at the centre will also work with NICE to facilitate further research on promising technologies where current evidence is limited. Professor John Hutton, Director of the York Health Economics Consortium said: “YHEC has worked with NICE on a variety of projects since 1999 and we are particularly pleased to become one of its External Assessment Centres. The Centre contract provides an exciting opportunity to expand our collaboration with Newcastle to support the development, assessment and adoption of cost-effective technologies in the NHS”. Dr. Andrew Sims, Head of Clinical Measurement and Engineering Unit for the Regional Medical Physics Department at NUTH said: “It’s great to be able to launch the centre this week and let people know about all the great work we have been doing with York Health Economics Consortium in regards to medical device evaluation. Being involved in bringing new technologies into service and helping to ensure that devices are effective is something we are really proud of.” Professor Carole Longson, Director of the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation at NICE, said “We’re delighted to welcome the new joint external assessment centre based at Newcastle and York. Their input to the production of NICE medical technology guidance will be essential, providing independent assessment of the evidence available for devices going through the NICE evaluation process. We look forward to working with the centre, and benefitting from their combined technical and economics expertise in supporting the development of robust guidance for the NHS.” For more information about the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme visit www.nice.org.uk/mt or http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/services/medical-physics.aspx
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