| Status | In progress |
| Technology type | Device |
| Decision | Selected |
| Reason for decision | Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources |
| Further information | Early diagnosis of cancer is a priority area for the NHS. Improvements in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer are necessary. AI-supported digital technologies can help reduce the rate of missed polyps during colonoscopy. |
| Process | DAP |
Provisional Schedule
| Committee meeting: 1 | 15 October 2025 |
| Diagnostics consultation: 1 | 12 November 2025 - 03 December 2025 |
| Committee meeting: 2 | 06 January 2026 |
| Expected publication | 05 March 2026 |
Project Team
| Project lead | Toni Gasse |
Email enquiries
- If you have any queries please email diagnostics@nice.org.uk
| External Assessment Group | BMJ Technology Assessment Group (BMJ-TAG), BMJ |
Timeline
Key events during the development of the guidance:
| Date | Update |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2025 | There has been a delay to the NIHR study, therefore the current pause on the assessment will be extended by a month to accommodate this. The topic webpage provisional schedule has been updated to reflect this change. |
| 11 December 2024 | NICE has identified two ongoing NIHR studies relevant to the scope. The assessment will be paused from 4 March to the 20 June 2025, to allow relevant data from the studies to be included in the assessment. The topic webpage has been updated to reflect this change. |
| 03 September 2024 | Scope published |
| 15 August 2024 | Scoping workshop |
| 20 June 2024 | Launch |
| 20 June 2024 | In progress. moved to Diagnostics |
| 07 February 2024 | Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected |
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