Health and Social care Committee

Access to medical technologies in Wales

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The Committee may wish to consider including within the scope of its enquiry the extent to which existing and emerging medical technologies can contribute to more holistic and to more personalised health and social care. For example, by supporting ‘self-care’ that may include ‘care closer to home’ (as an alternative to having to stay in hospital) thus enabling individuals to share in decision making that relates to their own care planning.

Currently, medical technologies appraisals and evaluations consider both clinical and economic evidence. The Committee may wish to consider whether or not this evidence base is sufficiently broad to inform the decision-making process on funding those medical technologies that may contribute to more holistic and to more personalised health and social care.

Colin Gibson

IPEM Vice President: Professional