Meeting
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme Oversight Committee
Date and time
Friday 16 June 2023
Place
Virtual meeting
Present
- Professor Andrew Farmer (Chair)
- Professor Anthony de-Soyza
- Professor Peter Brindle
- Professor Geraldine Macdonald
- Mr Richard Parnell
- Professor Rupert Pearse
- Ms Gail Thornton
- Professor Olivia Wu
HTA representatives
- Mrs Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
- Dr Claire Kidgell
- Dr Lisa Douet
- Dr Rob Gray
- Dr Neil Henderson
- Dr Tara Cheetham-Blake
- Dr Theresa Ellmers
- Dr Liz Lemm
- Ms Samantha Bourke
- Ms Sally Bailey
- Dr Eve Pearce
- Mr Christian Cox
Observers
- Mr Michael Bowdery
- Dr Julie McCarroll
- Dr Alan McNair
Apologies
- Professor Julia Brown
Research Priority decisions
The HTA Programme Oversight Committee considered a total of 20 detailed briefing papers (research briefs). The outcomes are as follows:
Prioritisation Committee: Primary and Community Based Care
Call number: 23/101
Research type: Primary research
Title: Early detection of liver disease
Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction
Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Microsuction compared with irrigation to remove earwax
Call number: 23/104
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment for illicit benzodiazepine dependence in adults enrolled in an opioid substitution programme
Call number: 23/100
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants
Call number: 23/106
Research type: Primary research
Title: The use of HPV self-sampling within cervical screening programme
Call number: 23/103
Research type: Evidence synthesis
Title: Psychosocial interventions for adults with harmful use of stimulants and cannabinoids
Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care
Call number: 23/93
Research type: Primary research
Title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication treatment in Bronchiectasis
Call number: 23/94
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Interventions to reduce hospital-based medication administration errors
Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Benefits and harms of maintenance therapy for refractory acne vulgaris or previous relapses by reduced dose isotretinoin regimens
Call number: Returning to future meeting
Research type: Primary research
Title: Reducing restrictive practice in adult mental health inpatient units
Call number: Not for advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment of Peri-anal abscesses in babies
Call number: 23/105
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of toddler’s fractures
Call number: 23/107
Research type: Primary research
Title: Nerve blocks for reducing pain after knee replacement
Call number: 23/108
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment attenuation in acute myeloid leukaemia
Prioritisation Committee: Social Care
Call number: 23/96
Research type: Primary research
Title: Supporting social and community participation for people with learning disabilities
Call number: 23/97
Research type: Primary research
Title: Pairing a child or young person in care with a non-related adult for regular social meetings and skills training
Commissioning briefs straight to Programme Oversight Committee
Call number: 23/102
Research type: Primary research
Title: DOAC thromboprophylaxis during treatment for lung cancer
Call number: 23/95
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Platform studies to efficiently evaluate the clinical effectiveness of multiple interventions in areas of strategic importance
Call number: 23/99
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Interventions to reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2023 meetings
Friday 20 October 2023