New regulation of health technology assessment to decide what the NHS finances
29 May 2026Effective: 29 May 2026117 views
Who is affected:
Pharmaceutical industry, medical device manufacturers, regional health authorities, patients and NHS
Summary
The Government regulates how medicines, medical devices and other technologies are evaluated before the NHS decides to finance them. A system is created with two specialized offices to ensure independent and transparent evaluations.
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This Royal Decree establishes the legal framework for health technology assessment (HTA) in Spain, aligning it with European Regulation 2021/2282. It creates the 'System for the evaluation of health technologies' with two Offices: AEMPS for medicines and RedETS for non-pharmacological technologies. The evaluation cover…
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