Reports & Guidance
We publish three different types of report:
Topic Exploration Report (TER) – A TER is published once the initial evidence search on a topic has been carried out. The TER is presented to the HTW Assessment Group who decide whether the topic should be accepted onto the HTW work programme.
Evidence Appraisal Report (EAR) – Once a topic is accepted onto the HTW work programme, the HTW researchers complete a rapid review of the available evidence on the topic, assess the evidence and draft an EAR. This is reviewed by the topic referrer, independent experts and the HTW Assessment Group before being finalised.
Guidance (GUI) – Guidance on whether the evidence supports adoption of a technology in Wales is produced by the HTW Appraisal Panel which appraises the evidence available in the EAR alongside expert, patient and public input. The guidance summaries the key evidence and and any implications for the health and social care sectors in Wales.
Expert Review Documents: As part of our appraisal process, we invite experts on a particular topic to take part in an expert review of our draft Evidence Appraisal Report (EAR) on that topic. We ask reviewers to provide comment, either on specific issues/uncertainties that our research team need help clarifying, or the general content of the report and its robustness. Expert review documents are available to view in the additional documents section of our topic pages.

April 2025
Point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems for hypoglycaemia in neonates

April 2025
Gender affirming surgery

April 2025
Leadless cardiac pacemakers

April 2025
PrecivityAD blood test

April 2025
AI assisted review of chest x-ray and CT scans

March 2025
Tumour-profiling tests to guide treatment of breast cancer

March 2025
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging

March 2025
Telemetric intracranial pressure monitoring

January 2025
Catheter locking solutions

December 2024