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Public Minutes HTA Programme Oversight Committee (commissioned workstream June 2023)

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Published: 28 July 2023

Version: 1.0 July 2023

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Meeting

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme Oversight Committee

Date and time

Friday 16 June 2023

Place

Virtual meeting

Present

  • Professor Andrew Farmer (Chair)
  • Professor Anthony de-Soyza
  • Professor Peter Brindle
  • Professor Geraldine Macdonald
  • Mr Richard Parnell
  • Professor Rupert Pearse
  • Ms Gail Thornton
  • Professor Olivia Wu 

HTA representatives

  • Mrs Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
  • Dr Claire Kidgell
  • Dr Lisa Douet
  • Dr Rob Gray
  • Dr Neil Henderson
  • Dr Tara Cheetham-Blake
  • Dr Theresa Ellmers
  • Dr Liz Lemm
  • Ms Samantha Bourke
  • Ms Sally Bailey
  • Dr Eve Pearce
  • Mr Christian Cox

Observers

  • Mr Michael Bowdery
  • Dr Julie McCarroll
  • Dr Alan McNair

Apologies

  • Professor Julia Brown

Research Priority decisions

The HTA Programme Oversight Committee considered a total of 20 detailed briefing papers (research briefs). The outcomes are as follows:

Prioritisation Committee: Primary and Community Based Care

Call number: 23/101
Research type: Primary research
Title: Early detection of liver disease

Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction 

Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Microsuction compared with irrigation to remove earwax

Call number: 23/104
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment for illicit benzodiazepine dependence in adults enrolled in an opioid substitution programme

Call number: 23/100
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants

Call number: 23/106
Research type: Primary research
Title: The use of HPV self-sampling within cervical screening programme

Call number: 23/103
Research type: Evidence synthesis
Title: Psychosocial interventions for adults with harmful use of stimulants and cannabinoids

Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care

Call number: 23/93
Research type: Primary research
Title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication treatment in Bronchiectasis

Call number: 23/94
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Interventions to reduce hospital-based medication administration errors

Call number: Not for re-advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Benefits and harms of maintenance therapy for refractory acne vulgaris or previous relapses by reduced dose isotretinoin regimens

Call number: Returning to future meeting
Research type: Primary research
Title: Reducing restrictive practice in adult mental health inpatient units

Call number: Not for advert
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment of Peri-anal abscesses in babies

Call number: 23/105
Research type: Primary research
Title: Management of toddler’s fractures 

Call number: 23/107
Research type: Primary research
Title: Nerve blocks for reducing pain after knee replacement

Call number: 23/108
Research type: Primary research
Title: Treatment attenuation in acute myeloid leukaemia

Prioritisation Committee: Social Care

Call number: 23/96
Research type: Primary research
Title: Supporting social and community participation for people with learning disabilities

Call number: 23/97
Research type: Primary research
Title: Pairing a child or young person in care with a non-related adult for regular social meetings and skills training

Commissioning briefs straight to Programme Oversight Committee

Call number: 23/102
Research type: Primary research
Title: DOAC thromboprophylaxis during treatment for lung cancer

Call number: 23/95
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Platform studies to efficiently evaluate the clinical effectiveness of multiple interventions in areas of strategic importance

Call number: 23/99
Research type: Primary research (Broad brief)
Title: Interventions to reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)  

Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2023 meetings

Friday 20 October 2023