by Dom Partridge | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Luke Parkes Introduction Newborn screening (NBS) is an impactful public health initiative that enables the diagnosis of severe conditions in asymptomatic infants at birth. Typically, NBS programmes include testing for a select number of metabolic and...
by Dom Partridge | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Benjamin Clark As the body’s largest organ, the skin is affected by a vast number of diseases, with over 3,000 distinct dermatological conditions impacting more than 1.8 billion individuals globally at any time (1). With the prevalence of chronic...
by Dom Partridge | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Brian O’Toole The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Highly Specialised Technologies (HST) programme is designed to evaluate innovative treatments for rare and complex conditions. On 19th March 2025, NICE announced several...
by Dom Partridge | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Sneha Bhadti and David Pritchett Establishing a list of relevant comparators at the protocol development stage is a vital step in the systematic literature review (SLR) process. Scoping research during this stage can help identify comparators to...
by Dom Partridge | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Abby Paine and Dom Partridge This is our third year celebrating National Numeracy Day, and this year’s theme of money is especially relevant for those of us working in health economics and market access. In previous years, we’ve looked at the role of women...
by Dom Partridge | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorised
Written by Susan O’Connell and Sara Bartlome Introduction Systematic literature reviews (SLRs) seek to answer a specific research question by translating the question into search terms and developing a literature search strategy to effectively identify relevant...