Ongoing health technology assessments in Scotland in August 2025

The Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) is a national health technology assessment (HTA) body within Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Its primary role is to offer evidence-based advice to NHS Scotland on the use of non-medicine health technologies, such as devices, diagnostics, digital tools, and procedures, to inform safe, cost-effective, and equitable care decisions across Scotland.

As of August 2025, the SHTG is developing four HTAs in cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, neurology and neurosurgery, neuromodulation, and orthopedics areas. 

The examples of technologies under evaluation include:

• Optune Gio® Tumour-Treating Field Therapy;
• Home blood pressure monitoring;
• Esaote extremity MRI scanners.

See the full details in English here.

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