A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis as part of the NHS Health Technology Assessment programme K Claxton, 1,2 L Ginnelly, 2* M Sculpher, 2 Z Philips 2 and S Palmer 2 1 Department of Economics, University of York, UK 2 Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK * Corresponding author HTA Health Technology Assessment NHS R&D HTA Programme Health Technology Assessment 2004; Vol. 8: No. 31 Executive summary A pilot study on the use of decision theory and value of information analysis