Scottish Health Technologies Group
Advice on health technologies for Scotland
Latest Publications
4 Dec 2023
Capsule sponge technologies for the detection of Barrett’s oesophagus and early stage oesophageal cancer
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
31 Mar 2023
Claire Fernie, SHTG Public Partner
Claire became a Public Partner with Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) in 2018, working with SHTG. We asked Claire why she volunteered for the role and, in her own words, what it involves and why it's important.
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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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