Interventional Procedures Guidance

An interventional procedure is used for diagnosis or for treatment. It involves:

• making a cut or a hole to gain access to the inside of a patient's body - For example, carrying out an operation or inserting a tube into a blood vessel.
• gaining access to a body cavity without cutting - For example, carrying out treatment inside the stomach using an instrument inserted via the mouth.
• using electromagnetic radiation - For example, using a laser to treat eye problems.

Interventional Procedures Guidance - Letter to Providers
Derby and Derbyshire ICB (DDICB) letter to providers clarifying the ICB's position on IPG arrangements.

Interventional Procedures Guidance Policy
Derbyshire Commissioning Policy: NICE Interventions, Diagnostics, Medical and Health Technologies and Innovation Programmes Policy. For more details please click the link.

NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance
For more details on NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance please click the IPGs link. For more details on NICE Medical Technologies Guidance please click on the MTGs link. For more details on NICE Diagnostics Guidance please click on the DGs link. For more details on NICE MedTech Innovation Briefing please click on the MIBs link. For more details on NICE Health Technology Evaluations please click on the HTEs link.

NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance (IPGs) Business Case Template
NICE Interventions, Diagnostics, Medical and Health Technologies and Innovation Programmes Business Case Template. For more details please click the link.

NICE Early Value Assessment (EVA)
NICE launched an Early Value Assessment (EVA) programme for its MedTech outputs. The objective is to offer rapid assessment of digital products devices and diagnostics for clinical effectiveness and value for money which will enable services and patients to be able to benefit sooner. Through Early Value Assessment, commissioners will be assured they are choosing products that offer real potential value while further evidence is being developed.

DDICB Policy on NICE Outputs remains current i.e. all other technologies not covered by the MedTech Funding Mandate are not commissioned and require the submission and subsequent approval of a business case as per the Interventional Procedure Policy.