Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin

Review Decision - February 2014 information

GE Decision Paper - February 2014 (PDF 207 KB)

TA159 Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: review proposal - November 2013 information

Appendix A: provisional matrix of stakeholders (PDF 110 KB)

Appendix B: proposal paper presented to the Institute's Guidance Executive (PDF 279 KB)

TA159 Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: review update - January 2012 information

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: final appraisal determination 

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: final appraisal determination information

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: final appraisal determination (PDF 120 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: table of comments on ACD (PDF 606 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: consultee and commentator comments on the ACD

ABHI - Manufacturers (PDF 292 KB)

Department of Health (PDF 13 KB)

National Refractory Angina Centre (PDF 20 KB)

NHS QIS Scotland (PDF 15 KB)

Association of British Neurologists (PDF 34 KB)

British Pain Society (PDF 23 KB)

Faculty of Pain, Royal College of Anaesthetists (PDF 20 KB)

Herpes Viruses Association and Shingles Support Society (PDF 12 KB)

Neuromodulation Society UK and Ireland (PDF 34 KB)

Pain Relief Foundation (PDF 25 KB)

Royal College of Nursing (PDF 20 KB)

Society of British Neurological Surgeons (PDF 46 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: expert comments on the ACD

P.R Eldridge (PDF 16 KB)

Diana E Dickson (PDF 16 KB)

Judy Birch (PDF 12 KB)

Eric Ballantyne (PDF 12 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: appraisal consultation document  information

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: evaluation report

Consultee and commentator comments on the assessment report

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Boston Scientific and Medtronic (joint comment by the Association of British Healthcare Industries) (PDF 216 KB)

Department of Health (PDF 14 KB)

British Pain Society (PDF 23 KB)

Neuromodulation Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland (PDF 155 KB)

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (PDF 17 KB)

Royal College of Anaesthetists (PDF 75 KB)

Royal College of Nursing (PDF 19 KB)

Royal College of Physicians (PDF 51 KB)

Non-manufacturer submission

Association of British Neurologists (PDF 28 KB)

Action on Pain (PDF 493 KB)

Backcare (PDF 155 KB)

British Pain Society (PDF 22 KB)

Neuromodulation Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland (PDF 287 KB)

Pain Concern (PDF 27 KB)

Pelvic Pain Support Network (PDF 16 KB)

Pain Relief Foundation (PDF 76 KB)

Royal College of Anaesthetists (PDF 17 KB)

Royal College of Nursing (PDF 23 KB)

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Boston Scientific and Medtronic (joint submission by the Association of British Healthcare Industries) (PDF 106 KB)

Expert written personal statements

Ballantyne (PDF 17 KB)

Birch (PDF 38 KB)

Dickson (PDF 46 KB)

Eldridge (PDF 23 KB)

Nurmikko (PDF 53 KB)

Overview (PDF 248 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: assessment report (PDF 1.63 MB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: Final Scope (PDF 76 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: Provisional matrix - pre- referral (PDF 41 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation: Draft scope - pre-referral (PDF 53 KB)

Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation - Final Protocol (PDF 74 KB)