METHODS DEVELOPMENT

NICE regularly updates its "Guide to the methods of technology appraisal" and the DSU is pivotal in assisting this process. 

NICE Methods Guide update (DSU work) 

NICE also seeks to promote the improvement of health technology assessment methodology and the DSU has been commissioned by NICE to produce a series of Technical Support Documents.  These documents provide detailed guidance on appropriate methodology for specific issues in health technology assessment and economic evaluation.

Technical Support Documents (TSDs)

The DSU have also undertaken several pieces of important research to tackle specific methodological issues. 

End of Life (December 2012)

Mapping of EQ-5D (October 2012)

Progression-free survival and overall survival (PFS-OS) (August 2012)

Regression methods (August 2012)

Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) (February 2011)

EQ5D (November 2010)

QALY weighting (December 2009)

Crossover and survival (July 2009)

Value of Innovation (May 2009)

Software review (July 2008)

Review of the single technology appraisal (STA) process (January 2008)

Value of Information (June 2005)

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