Enteric is looking to recruit a consultant or post-graduate student to conduct an economic evaluation of recently developed technologies. The project duration would be for three months. A start date in January 2011 would be ideal, though any start date up to the end of March 2011 is possible. Please contact Antonio Quadrucci ([log in to unmask]) for further details.
Aims & Objectives:
Development of a practical toolkit for economic evaluation of new technologies. A central part of the work of our organisation is the identification of potential technology-based solutions to gaps and needs in current healthcare provision in our area of operation. We have a requirement to select for further development those technologies that combine a high potential for patient and healthcare provider benefit with commercial viability and a reasonable likelihood of being realised within a small- to medium-scale time frame. Currently we are doing this using an ad-hoc combination of existing tools, internal knowledge and external advice. However, our system lacks transparency and is proving increasingly difficult to implement as we expand our scope beyond our areas of primary expertise (e.g. into long term care provided by non-medical personnel). We wish to develop an open and transparent system for the comparative evaluation of potential benefit that brings together the best existing tools with a procedure optimised for our organisation.
We would like to recruit someone to model our existing technologies. Applicable methods and tools that have been developed externally (e.g. Brunel University's MATCH project). Working closely with our Business Manager and Clinical Directors, the intern/consultant will then formulate, test and document a toolkit of evaluation methods together with a flow-chart or similar device to guide evaluators (including independent peer reviewers) through the process. If time permits, the intern/consultant will pilot the system through the evaluation of a group of potential technologies being considered for adoption by enteric.
Anticipated outcomes would be:
1. An annotated map of methods and tools available for evaluating the potential benefits of healthcare technologies.
2. A process guide for the evaluation of technologies within enteric together with training materials for enteric staff and peer reviewers.
3. A report on the operation of the evaluation process. This may be presented at a suitable conference (e.g. Involve, or NICE) and possibly prepared for publication in a relevant journal.
About us:
enteric, the Bowel Function Healthcare Technology Co-operative was set up in 2008 jointly by the Department of Health and the Technology Strategy Board as one of two pilots for the HTC concept. We are a not-for-profit body hosted at Barts and the London NHS Trust at Whitechapel in London's east end. Our remit is to act as a national centre for the development and adoption of new technologies that improve the quality of life, dignity and healthcare outcomes for all those affected by problems of bowel function.
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