WP5 - Adapting HTA

WP5 Description (excerpt from the Grant Agreement with the European Commission):

Objectives

WP5’s objective is to ensure better use of existing HTA reports by developing a toolkit for adapting the “core” within assessments made for one country into advice appropriate to other contexts (social, political, economic and health system) within which it may be implemented through policy. The intention is to provide structured products based on work already done that can then be easily utilised in policy making in member states and the EU.  Facilitating the use of existing HTAs will contribute to minimising the duplication of work.

 

Description of work

WP5 includes 3 separate activities:

1. A survey of current practice in Member States in adapting HTA report from other countries;

2. The development of a toolkit for adapting core HTA information from existing HTA reports to other contexts 

3. The applicability testing (2 cases) of the adaptation of core information from WP4 or  existing HTA reports in various national HTA environments using the toolkit; EUnetHTA

 

Milestones  

Date	Milestone
M10	Glossary of HTA adaptation concepts and terms completed
M12	HTA adaptation toolkit developed
M21	First applicability testing completed
M30	Second applicability testing completed

 

Deliverables

An HTA adaptation toolkit tailored for use by EU and Member States  Development of a glossary of HTA adaptation concepts and terms for EU member countries EUnetHTAApplicability testing of the adaptation of 2 Core HTAs, from WP4 or existing HTA reports, in various national settings using the toolkit WP5 requires close input and co-ordination with WP4 and WP6. Together with WP7 (prioritisation of HTA topics) they cover the HTA side of the “Policy – HTA- Policy loops and links are analysed in WP6.