Who has access to the data in HealthTech Connect?

Currently, a limited number of national organisations have access to the data in HealthTech Connect because they are responsible for either:

Horizon scanning
Providing help and support to innovators in getting a health technology developed and adopted.
Undertaking national health technology assessment to provide advice, guidance and policies about new and existing health technologies in England, Scotland or Wales

People from organisations that can view the information submitted to HealthTech Connect are called Data Accessors. They all work slightly differently in line with their own organisations processes and timelines. All Data Accessors treat submitted information confidentially and securely and have signed up to Data Accessor terms of use.

Data Accessor	What they use HealthTech Connect for	If an innovator submits information, will they get a response?
AAC (Accelerated Access Collaborative)	Horizon Scanning Identify highly transformative technologies and accelerate their access to the market find out more about the AAC	No
AHSN (Academic Health Science Network)	Help and support Accelerate the development and uptake of innovation into the NHS find out more about AHSN	Yes, usually within 30 days
DIT (Department for International Trade)	Help and support Helps global companies to invest and grow in the UK, and supports UK based companies to export. Find out more about DIT	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed. contact will usually be made within 20 working days. View the DIT timeline
HTW (Health Technology Wales and the Evidence Based Procurement Board)	Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Provides advice and guidance to health and care services in Wales about the use of new and existing health technologies Find out more about HTW	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed. Contact will usually be made within 20 working days. View the HTW timeline
Life Sciences Hub Wales	Help and support Accelerates the development and adoption of innovative solutions for better health and wellbeing in Wales by supporting the life sciences industry and partnering with health and social care, industry and academia. Find out more about Life Sciences Hub Wales	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed. Contact is usually made within 20 working days.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning	Horizon Scanning Develops clinical commissioning policies or service specifications for technologies that require use in highly specialised services in England Find out more about NHS England Specialised Commissioning	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed
NHS England Innovation, research and life sciences	Horizon Scanning Find out more about NHS England IRLS	No
NICE Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme	Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Provides advice and guidance to health and care services in England about the use of new and existing health technologies that do not require use in a highly specialised service Find out more about NICE MTEP	Yes, usually within 5 working days
NICE Scientific Advice	Help and support Provides innovators with advice on technology development plans and helps to optimise evidence generation strategies Find out more about NICE Scientific Advice	Yes, usually within 5 working days View the NICE Scientific Advice timeline
NIHR (National Institute for Health Research)	Help and support Supports the development of new health technologies and in the generation of evidence. It can help innovators gain access to world-leading academic and clinical expertise, support the setup and management of trials and access to patient cohorts, and provide access to real world evidence / research data, clinical samples and research funding. Find out more about NIHR	Yes, usually within 3 working days
NHS Supply Chain	Help and support Enables technologies to be purchased from the NHS Supply Chain Catalogue which is the preferred route of purchase for most NHS organisations. Find out more about NHS Supply Chain	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed. Contact is usually made within 20 working days.
SHTG (Scottish Health Technologies Group)	Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Provides support and advice to NHS Scotland on the use of new and existing health technologies. Find out more about SHTG	Only for technologies that are likely to be progressed. Contact is usually made within 1 month. View the SHTG timeline

Who has access to the data in HealthTech Connect?

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