#	Code	Description
1	Fundamental principle	Any general principles identified by the document
2	Topic selection process	Process through which topics/technologies for appraisal are selected
3	Topic selection criteria	Criteria according to which topics/technologies for appraisal are selected
4	Outcomes	Health and non-health outcomes accounted for directly in the technology evaluation
5	Costs	Costs to the health service and elsewhere accounted for directly in the technology evaluation
6	Economic evaluation	Type of economic evaluation and methodology used to measure and value health effects. E.g. cost-utility analysis using QALYs based on EQ-5D
7	Acceptable evidence	The types of evidence considered acceptable in making an evaluation
8	Clinical effectiveness	Judgemental factors that can be taken into account in evaluating clinical effectiveness e.g. nature and quality of evidence, uncertainty, existing alternatives, patients views on outcomes
9	Cost effectiveness	Judgemental factors that can be considered in evaluating cost effectiveness e.g. patient perspectives on quality of life, wider societal benefit
10	Participants	Groups and individuals formally invited to participate in the appraisal process
11	Discounting policy	Discount rate(s) applied and the policy surrounding their application
12	Time horizon	Policy regarding the period of time over which costs/benefits can be calculated
13	Innovation	Any policy regarding how innovation should be treated and valued during appraisal
14	Social value judgements	Any social or ethical values explicitly regarded as relevant to appraisal and decision-making
15	Equalities considerations	Any specific considerations to be made regarding the potential for inequalities
16	Excluded considerations	Any considerations explicitly excluded from consideration during appraisal and decision-making
17	Threshold	Any explicitly stated cost-effectiveness threshold(s) or threshold range(s)
18	Resource impact	Any policy regarding the consideration of resource impact, budget impact or affordability during appraisal
19	Appeal criteria	Criteria according to which appellants may be heard