Increasing use of a new health technology during the wait for NICE guidance: findings from the third national tracker survey of photodynamic therapy

Abstract

There is evidence of a continuing growth in access to PDT in the absence of NICE guidance. Although 90 per cent of units offer some pathway to treatment important variations in reported provision remain. Given that PDT services are becoming established, there is a risk that clinical policy is determined by local service development as much as by national guidance.