Welcome to the ATEC website

The Assistive Technology Evaluation Centre (ATEC) is a national research unit hosted by Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. http://www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk

ATEC is commissioned by the Centre for Evidenced-based Purchasing (CEP) to provide independent evaluations of medical and other assistive technologies on behalf of the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA). http://www.pasa.nhs.uk/cep 

CEP's mission is to:
"underpin purchasing decisions by providing objective evidence to support the uptake of useful, safe, innovative products and related procedures in health and social care".

In addition, the evaluation findings provide information to assist health and social care professionals, to select and purchase equipment most appropriate to their needs.