Scotland bolsters health plan with first HTA (health technology assessment) schedule
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning for cancer, and the organisation of screening services for diabetic retinopathy, are among the first topics to be assessed by the Health Technology Board for Scotland (HTBS). Specific areas to be addressed in each of the planned topics will be assessed early in the clinical- and cost-effectiveness assessment process, it says.