The Horizon Scanning Centre is part of the NHS National Institute for Health Research and is based at the School of Health, University of Birmingham.The HSC's role is around providing information on emerging technologies that could have a significant impact on patients or on the way NHS services in the near future.
The HSC covers
- Drugs & pharmaceuticals
- Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP)
- Therapeutic (not childhood) vaccines,
- Medical devices and equipment
- Diagnostic and predictive tests and procedures
- Rehabilitation aids and therapy
The Centre produces a number of briefings and reports which you can view by specialty. Each specialty includes drug, diagnostic and device briefings, as well as other reports. All are available to download.
The specialties available include:
- Anaesthetics
- Cancer & palliative care
- Cardiovascular disease & surgery
- Mental health
- Paediatrics and neonatology
- ...and many more
You can also find open access journal articles on the site which HSC staff have published, and again they are freely available to download.
Finally you can also sign up to receive an email bulletin that contains the latest news, briefings and reports, which is an ideal way to keep an eye on the technology around the corner (you can also follow them on Twitter).
The Horizon Scanning Centre is a really useful way to keep up to date with the evaluation of emerging technologies and their likely impact on the NHS.
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