Funding for the four UK Diagnostic Evidence Co-operatives (DECs), which were set up by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2013, is coming to an end at the close next year. That means a restructuring of the activities and new methods of funding are imminent.
The DECs, which were given a budget of £4m ($5m) to cover their four years of operations, have a remit to focus on clinical validity, clinical utility, cost-effectiveness and care...
The current DEC funding will end on Dec. 31, 2017, junior health minister Nicola Blackwood (public health and innovation) explained at a recent Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester....