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COPD – Digital Self-Management Technologies NICE HTG736 – Early Value Assessment (EVA)

Quick Awareness Points for GPs

  • Early Value Assessment (EVA) = promising tech with developing evidence

  • Allows early NHS access while real-world data is collected

  • Not yet full “standard of care”

  • Clinical judgement still paramount

  • Adverse events → report via MHRA Yellow Card

  • COPDPredict removed (company no longer trading)

  • Likely implementation via ICB / commissioned COPD pathways


TechnologyStatusGP Awareness Note
myCOPDIncludedPreviously MTG68
Lenus COPD Support ServiceIncludedPreviously MIB300
COPDPredictRemovedNot available in NHS
AreaCurrent PositionPractical Meaning
Evidence maturityEarly / evolvingUse cautiously
OutcomesEvidence gaps identifiedData collection ongoing
AdoptionConditionalLikely locally commissioned

These are supported digital tools under evaluation, not mandatory COPD management.
Consider only if locally available and clinically appropriate.


Reference -https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/htg736