Health Tech Connect previously known as Med Tech

Health. Tech Connect (previously known as Med. Tech. Scan) © NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to notice of rights.

Background • Difficult to identify medtech as it develops • No authoritative database/registry exists • AAR called for an overhaul of the processes that support medtech 2

Background • NHS England has provided 3 yrs of funding • HTC has been built by Sigma • NICE will host HTC www. Health. Tech. Connect. org. uk • NICE are leading the development of HTC in partnership with a range of other organisations…. 3

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After submission • Data will be made available to your chosen accessor organisations • Data will be accessed in line with existing processes: • Variable time scales • Variable ‘responsiveness’ • Accessors will be notified by HTC if the record is updated 15

Accessor organisations • List of approved Accessors will be on the website • Accessors can only see records that have been shared with them • Accessors will be notified by HTC if the record is updated • Approved accessors can see decisions and notes made by other approved accessors • Some accessors may change existing processes • E. g. Existing notification routes closed down 16

How it works Access to all records Publically funded groups that meet the HTC criteria and are responsible for: • issuing info on health tech at a national level (e. g. guidance or policies). Examples: • NICE MTEP, NHS England specialised commissioning, AAC secretariat, Health Technology Wales Access only with company consent Publically funded groups that meet the HTC criteria and are responsible for • supporting the development or adoption of health tech, or • commissioning health technologies, or • health technology procurement. Examples: • NICE Scientific advice, NICE OMA, NHS England Innovation Accelerator, NIHR, AHSNs. 17