Status:
In progress
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Selected
Reason for decision:
Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
Further information:
Topic in appraisal
Process:
STA Standard
ID number:
6439

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting:
08 October 2025
Expected publication:
17 December 2025

Project Team

Project lead
Jeremy Powell

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email [email protected]


External Assessment Group:
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Astra Zeneca
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Kidney Care UK
 
Kidney Research UK
 
Muslim Council of Great Britain
 
National Kidney Federation
 
Pumping Marvellous Foundation
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
Professional groups
Association of Renal Technologists
 
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons
 
British Cardiovascular Society
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
British Renal Society
 
British Society for Heart Failure
 
National Metabolic Biochemistry Network
 
Renal Association
 
Royal College of General Practitioners
 
Royal College of Nursing
 
Royal College of Pathologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
 
Royal Society of Medicine
 
Society for Endocrinology
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK Renal Pharmacy Group
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
none
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
Allied Health Professionals Federation
 
Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
 
British National Formulary
 
Care Quality Commission
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
National Association of Primary Care
 
National Pharmacy Association
 
NHS Confederation
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
 
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Relevant research groups
Cochrane Metabolic & Endocrine Disorders Group
 
Genomics England
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Institute for Health Research

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
11 April 2025 Due to an unforeseen change in External Assessment Group (EAG) availability, the timelines for this appraisal have been revised. The first committee meeting will now be held on 8 October 2025.
25 October 2024 Invitation to participate
25 October 2024 In progress. Final scope issued.
28 August 2024 - 11 September 2024 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
31 May 2024 Awaiting development

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