e-Health

During Q2 Q3 2026, the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) published three recommendations, including robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Furthermore, SHTG published three Innovative Medical Technology Overviews covering cardiovascular, ENT, and gastroenterology fields, and is currently working on several assessments, including coronary CT angiography and CT fractional flow reserve, and wearable home-testing devices for obstructive sleep apnoea.

On 7 October 2026, the Norwegian Directorate of Health released the 2027 Norwegian Clinical Procedure Coding system (NKPK), introducing 23 new procedure codes across medical, surgical and radiological specialties. The additions cover areas including eHealth, neuromodulation, endoscopy, gastrointestinal procedures, dermatology and gynecology. Several existing codes have also been revised, while six have been discontinued. The changes will take effect on 1 January 2027.

In September 2026, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a new early-use HealthTech Guidance (HTG) on digital technologies to support home monitoring of vision changes for people with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration. Furthermore, a clinical guideline on suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over was updated with recommendations on procalcitonin testing.

In September 2026, Belgium expanded reimbursement opportunities for digital health technologies: Cureety Techcare reached Level 3+ and became eligible for permanent reimbursement for remote monitoring of oncology patients, while a new care pathway for remote monitoring by physiotherapists was introduced, covering the moveUP app. Belgium now has 13 reimbursed health apps across three care pathways, while two additional pathways are in development, indicating a gradual expansion of the reimbursed digital health ecosystem.

In July 2026, six new topics were added to the Implementation Agenda of the Care Evaluation and Appropriate Use program, requiring healthcare providers to implement applicable topics within two years. The topics cover several areas of medical specialist care, including gastrointestinal, e-health, rehabilitation, and spine.

On August 26, 2026, New Nordics AI launched the Nordic AI Health Map, a collaborative mapping of artificial intelligence initiatives in publicly financed healthcare across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The map provides an interactive overview of how AI is being developed and used in Nordic healthcare – from early-stage concepts and pilots to solutions integrated into everyday clinical practice.

In August 2026, the Spanish Network of HTA Agencies published the annual List of New and Emerging Technologies for 2025. The evaluations of a total of 66 technologies, covering multiple areas such as cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, e-Health, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, in-vitro diagnostics, interventional radiology, men’s health, urology, neurology and neurosurgery, neuromodulation, neurovascular, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonary, radiotherapy, spine, and surgical procedures, have been assigned for evaluation to the relevant HTA bodies.

On August 6, 2026, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its delivery plan, setting out how it will support the safe, effective, and scalable adoption of artificial intelligence across the NHS in 2026/27. The plan focuses on three areas: using AI for evidence generation and evaluation of innovation, evaluating AI-powered health technologies, and using AI to improve NICE’s own work.

In June 2026, Health Technology Wales (HTW) completed two full appraisals of epileptic seizure alarms and rapid antigen detection tests.

On July 30, 2026, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (OFS) released the systematic version of the Swiss Classification of Surgical Interventions (CHOP) for 2027. The CHOP classification is now available in German and will come into force on January 1, 2027. Multiple new procedure codes were introduced in various fields, including digital therapeutics, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, obstetrics and gynecology, nephrology and urology, men's health, neuromodulation, orthopedics, and peripheral vascular.

In July 2026, the French Ministry of Health granted early coverage under the PECAN scheme to a digital medical device (Poppins Clinical) for the rehabilitation of specific learning disorders involving reading deficits. Since the scheme's inception in 2023, all devices granted early coverage have been intended for remote patient monitoring. The decision on Poppins Clinical marks the first PECAN coverage of a therapeutic digital medical device.

As of July 2026, the Aragon Institute of Health Sciences (IACS), one of Spain’s regional health technology assessment bodies, is conducting several HTAs in areas including diagnostic imaging, digital health, and in vitro diagnostics.