Providing a national Deep Brain Stimulation service will be the subject of a health technology assessment by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
On behalf of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), I would like to thank the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children for giving me the opportunity to discuss the overall work of the Authority, and I am joined today by Marty Whelan, our Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement.
A health technology assessment of robot-assisted keyhole surgery has concluded that while the benefits to patients in certain surgical procedures are evident, the cost of its introduction would be significant.
