Table 1.

The APEASE criteria.

Criteria	Question?
Affordability	Can it be delivered to budget?
Practicability	Can it be delivered as designed?
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness	Does it work (ratio of effect to cost)?
Acceptability	Is it judged appropriate by relevant stakeholders (publicly, professionally, politically)?
Side-effects/safety	Does it have any unwanted side-effects or unintended consequences?
Equity	Will it reduce or increase the disparities in health/wellbeing/standard of living?