Referees

The HTA programme aims to produce high quality research information that meets the needs of the NHS. To assure the quality of its research, it relies upon the help of referees to review:

  • the research and commissioning briefs it produces
  • the research proposals it receives
  • the final reports of research findings

Referees play a vital part in maintaining and improving the quality of the HTA programme products and are sought from a variety of fields, including clinical, methodological and those who use NHS services.

The programme operates a ‘closed’ system of external review, in which reviewers’ comments are sought and passed to internal reviewers in confidence, retaining the reviewers’ anonymity.

View a list of referees used by the HTA programme in 2007

Referees in previous years: 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

Become a referee

If you feel you could help the HTA programme with commenting on short briefing papers, refereeing full proposals or reviewing draft reports of research findings, please complete the form below and return to: NCCHTA, Mailpoint 728, Boldrewood, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PX or attach in an email to hta@hta.ac.uk

Peer reviewer registration form (word, 219kb)

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