National uptake is the general implementation of any EUnetHTA output in a national context and may include the usage and implementation of the EUnetHTA tools and Joint Assessments.
The overview of national adaptation of EUnetHTA JA2 joint assessments, is available below.
Aims Joint Action 3 aims to define and implement a sustainable model for the scientific and technical cooperation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Europe. The voluntary cooperation within and between national and regional HTA Bodies is essential in this joint action.
EunetHTA has developed several tools to support the conduciton of Joint Assessments, but also to facilitate the collection of evidence from the companies.
A joint assessment is a structured information for rapid or full/comprehensive HTAs which is the output of joint production in which 2 or more countries and/or organisations work together to prepare shared products or agreed outcomes (Based on definitions from the HTA Network Strategy (page 24) and the EUnetHTA Recommendations (page 6, footnote 8))