Meeting
HTA Programme Oversight Committee
Date and time
Friday 14 February 2020, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Place
The Duke and Duchess Rooms
Chandos House
2 Queen Anne Street
London W1G 9LQ
Present
Professor Hywel Williams (Chair)
Professor Andrew Bradbury
Professor Lucy Chappell
Dr Moira Connolly
Professor Andrew Farmer
Professor Steve Goodacre
Dr Kamal Mahtani
Dr Lyvonne Tume
Mrs Catherine White
NETSCC, HTA:
Dr Lisa Douet
Dr Jason Horsley
Dr Claire Kidgell
Dr Jemma Kwint
Mrs Carol Ozuak
Mrs Agnieska Terry
Observers:
Mr Mike Batley
Mr Michael Bowdery
Professor Anthony de-Soyza
Professor Elaine Hay
Dr Julie McCarroll
Dr Alan McNair
Research priority decisions
The Prioritisation Group considered a total of 16 detailed briefing papers (research briefs) which had previously been prioritised by two Topic Identification, Development and Evaluation (TIDE) panels, three Prioritisation Committees and the National Stakeholder Advisory Group. The outcomes for the research briefs are listed below:
Emergency and Hospital Care Panel
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Return to prioritisation committee | Primary research | Gastrointestinal side effects in cancer immune checkpoint therapy |
Women and Children's Health Panel
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Decline in current form | Primary research | Hysteroscopic removal of retained placenta |
Prioritisation Committee: Integrated community health and social care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20/23 | Primary research | Diagnostic tools to establish the presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease in people with diabetes |
Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20/28 | Broad call | Repair and rehabilitation of hand flexor tendon injury |
| 20/19 | Primary research | Nasal decolonisation of MRSA |
| 20/21 | Primary research | Subcutaneous vs oral methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis |
| Awaiting final decision | Primary research | Rectus sheath blockade in emergency laparotomy |
| 20/26 | Primary research | Antifungal Stewardship in Haemato-oncology |
| Return to prioritisation committees | Primary research | Preoperative intervention to reduce alcohol consumption prior to elective surgery |
Prioritisation Committee: Maternal, child and mental health care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20/27 | Primary research | Management of ankle fractures in children |
| 20/20 | Primary research | Imaging in paediatric osteomyelitis |
| Return to prioritisation committee | Primary research | Maintenance fluid therapy in paediatric critical care |
| 20/24 | Primary research | Psychological intervention for complex post-traumatic stress disorder |
| 20/25 | Primary research | Guided self-help for depression in adults with autism spectrum disorder |
National Stakeholder Advisory Group
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20/1811 | Primary research | Minimally invasive operative interventions for bladder outlet obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| Decline in current form | Primary research | Scanning confocal ophthalmoscopy for diabetic eye screening |
| Call No | Research Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20/33 | Broad call | Reducing overtreatment |
1 These research priorities are being re-advertised
Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2020 meetings: 2020 dates
• 12 June 2020
• 16 October 2020