Scottish Health Technologies Group
Advice on health technologies for Scotland
Latest Publications
13 Jan 2023
Orthotic bracing for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people (<18 years)
Latest Publications
24 Oct 2022
A national Radiology Information System (RIS) for Scotland: perceived benefits and constraints to implementation
Why we provide advice
Our impartial and transparent advice takes into account effectiveness, safety, health economics, and patient and clinician views on health technologies.
News
11 Jul 2022
Neil Smart, Chair of SHTG Council
Neil Smart was appointed as Chair of the Scottish Healthcare Technologies Group (SHTG) Council in January 2021. We talked to him about what attracted him to the role, including what he means by ‘useful’ evidence.
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27 Jun 2022
Andrew Seaton: OPAT and working with SHTG
Andrew Seaton is the current chair of SAPG (Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group). We spoke to Andrew about his experience working with SHTG and the impact of our work in supporting the expansion of OPAT services as part of health and care resilience and recovery post-COVID-19.
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12 Aug 2021
Patient organisation involvement in SHTG’s advice
We asked Keith Park, Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager at MS Society about his experience of contributing to SHTG advice on stem cell transplantation for people with MS in Scotland.
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