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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.

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May 2025

AMBLor

AMBLor for identifying low-risk non-ulcerated early-stage cutaneous melanomas
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April 2025

Superior rectal artery embolisation for haemorrhoids

Superior rectal artery embolisation for the treatment of haemorrhoids.
Read moreabout Superior rectal artery embolisation for haemorrhoids
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April 2025

Permanent implant brachytherapy devices for unresectable pancreatic cancer

Permanent implant brachytherapy devices for the treatment of locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer
Read moreabout Permanent implant brachytherapy devices for unresectable pancreatic cancer

April 2025

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

Point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems for diagnosis and management of hypoglycaemia in neonates
Read moreabout Point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems for hypoglycaemia in neonates
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April 2025

Gender affirming surgery

Gender affirming surgery for trans people
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April 2025

Leadless cardiac pacemakers

Leadless cardiac pacemakers for bradyarrhythmia
Read moreabout Leadless cardiac pacemakers
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April 2025

PrecivityAD blood test

PrecivityAD blood test for the assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Read moreabout PrecivityAD blood test
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April 2025

AI assisted review of chest x-ray and CT scans

AI assisted review of chest x-ray and CT scans in the diagnosis of lung cancer
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March 2025

Tumour-profiling tests to guide treatment of breast cancer

Tumour-profiling tests to guide adjuvant-bisphosphonate treatment in early breast cancer.
Read moreabout Tumour-profiling tests to guide treatment of breast cancer
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March 2025

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging compared with biparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of prostate cancer
Read moreabout Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging