Advice
About this briefing
Medtech innovation briefings summarise the published evidence and information available for individual medical technologies. The briefings provide information to aid local decision‑making by clinicians, managers, and procurement professionals.
Medtech innovation briefings aim to present information and critically review the strengths and weaknesses of the relevant evidence, but contain no recommendations and are not formal NICE guidance.
Development of this briefing
This briefing was developed for NICE by the Birmingham and Brunel Consortium. The interim process and methods statement sets out the process NICE uses to select topics, and how the briefings are developed, quality assured and approved for publication.
Peer reviewers and contributors
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Rui Duarte, Research Fellow, Birmingham and Brunel Consortium, University of Birmingham
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Zulian Liu, Research Fellow, Birmingham and Brunel Consortium, University of Birmingham
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Carole Cummins, Director, Birmingham and Brunel Consortium, University of Birmingham
Specialist commentators
The following specialist commentators provided comments on a draft of this briefing:
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Gregory Lip, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham
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Nigel Raghunath, Consultant and Clinical Lead in Emergency Medicine, Croydon University Hospital
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Gareth Grier, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Emergency Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London's Air Ambulance
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Jerry Nolan, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Copyright
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ISBN: 978‑1‑4731‑0979‑7