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March 2023

Watch our latest case study video

We are pleased to unveil our latest case study video which describes our appraisal of FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring…
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September 2020

Case Study: META tool pilots with Rescape Innovation

As part of a pilot of the Health Technology Wales (HTW) Scientific Advice Service, we undertook a consultation with a…
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September 2020

Case study: META tool pilots with Bevan Health Tech Exemplars

We trialled the HTW Scientific Advice Service with a cohort of Bevan Health Technology Exemplars (HTE), a group of innovative…
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July 2020

Case study: Hydrogen peroxide vapour to reprocess single-use PPE

Our researchers have produced multiple, high-level evidence-based reports for COVID-19 health technologies, known as Topic Exploration Reports (TERs). One of…
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June 2020

WATCH: How is Health Technology Wales making a difference? Stakeholders have their say

We spoke to five of our stakeholders to see what they thought of Health Technology Wales and our work to…
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June 2020

Case study: Convalescent plasma therapy

We produced a Topic Exploration Report (TER) on convalescent plasma therapy for people with COVID-19, which aimed to assess the…
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May 2020

Case study: COVID-19 Evidence Digest

One of the first tasks Health Technology Wales (HTW) undertook in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was to…
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April 2020

Case study: HTW’s COVID-19 reports

Since cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started to be confirmed in the United Kingdom, Health Technology Wales (HTW) has been…
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March 2020

Case study: NICE Liaison Group

In March 2018, we organised and hosted a workshop entitled ‘NICE Guidance: from on the website to on the ground.’…
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March 2020

Case study: FreeStyle Libre

We appraised evidence on the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for diabetes, in response to FreeStyle Libre becoming available…
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March 2020

Case study: Harmonising HTA

In 2018, International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) members identified ‘hot topics’ that were in need of…
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March 2020

Case study: Pacemaker telemonitoring for heart failure

The Welsh Cardiac Network requested an appraisal on pacemaker telemonitoring (remote monitoring) for the management of heart failure.
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February 2020

Case study: Continuous Glucose Monitoring

We appraised evidence on the effectiveness of using continuous glucose monitoring to help pregnant women with type 1 diabetes manage…
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December 2019

Case study: Bevan Commission Health Technology Exemplars

We applied health technology assessment methods to the Bevan Health Technology Exemplars (HTE) programme, producing brief technology exploration reports to…
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December 2019

Case study: Mechanical chest compression

We appraised mechanical chest compression devices, to be used by the ambulance service on adults experiencing out-of-hospital non-traumatic cardiac arrest.…
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May 2019

‘Celtic connections’ alliance celebrates early success

Having recently entered a ‘Celtic connections’ strategic alliance with our equivalent national bodies in Scotland and Ireland, we’re happy to…
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