Deciding research priorities
Panels of independent experts decide which of the many suggestions received by the HTA programme should be commissioned as research.
This decision-making process involves clarifying research questions that are most likely to fill the main gaps in knowledge for the NHS. Four HTA advisory panels are responsible for this work. Panel members have a wide range of backgrounds, bringing considerable experience. Service users are invited to sit on the panels, as well as commenting on the briefing papers (vignettes) which provide the panels with more information about the different research areas. In particular service users are asked to highlight issues that are important to patients. Find out more about commenting on vignettes.
Becoming a panel member
The job description below provides more details about the role of a panel member. If you feel you could help the HTA programme by sitting on one of our panels we would very much like to hear from you. Please email our Patient and Public Involvement Manager, on hta@hta.ac.uk
Job description: service user panel member (pdf, 67kb)
Helpsheet: service user panel member (pdf, 66kb)
A Department of Health approved scale of fees payable to service users advising the HTA programme has been introduced. Find out more
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