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Draft paper published on ‘Standards and Interoperability Strategy’ to improve patient care

A draft version of a ‘Standards and Interoperability Strategy’ has been published by the Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI). This paper has been commissioned by the Transformation Directorate at NHS England and NHS Improvement to aid in the Consultation process. The NHS Transformation Directorate is looking to engage colleagues and healthcare stakeholders in line with a common goal: “to drive…
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April 22, 2022
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Upcoming webinar on cyber security by NCSC

This webinar will introduce the Exercise in a Box tool which allows organisations to test how resilient you are to cyber-attacks and educate on the Supply Chain 12 Principles which discusses supply chain security generally. You can register using this link. The NCSC has also created a cyber subscription service which is a list of the various cyber security newsletters…
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April 22, 2022
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Media Monitoring: 16th April – 23rd April

UK-Indonesian Partnership announced, life sciences and research namechecked The UK and Indonesia together intend to:  Strengthen health systems, leveraging research and development to health and life sciences innovations, and better preventing, detecting and responding to infectious diseases through an enhanced Indonesia-UK Health Partnership Build on existing academic collaboration to increase research and development (R&D) programmes in life sciences and technology…
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April 22, 2022
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NHS failing to meet vital AMR targets

The NHS is set to miss two critical targets in tackling AMR – as outlined in a five-year AMR action plan unveiled by the government in 2019. The targets expected to be missed are: reducing the number of three gram-negative bacteria from bloodstream infections in healthcare settings by 25% by March this year, and 50% by 2024. Current figures show…
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April 22, 2022
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New Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England appointed

A new Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England has been recruited and will support the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty. Dr Thomas Waite has been placed in the Deputy CMO role, replacing Professor Jonathan Van-Tam who stepped down on 31 March 2022. Among Dr Waite’s responsibilities will be emergency response and preparedness, infectious diseases, vaccines and therapeutics. During the…
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April 22, 2022
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Mobile testing trucks provide crucial early lung cancer diagnoses for hundreds

Mobile testing trucks have been travelling up and down the country to improve early lung cancer diagnosis, with 600 people receiving potentially life-saving early diagnoses so far. Evidence so far has shown a significant rise in early lung cancer diagnosis across the population. The community scheme, which forms part of the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Programme, has diagnosed patients…
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April 22, 2022
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BIVDA member company QuantuMDx wins two Bionow Awards 2021

Congratulations to BIVDA member company QuantuMDx on their winning two Bionow Awards 2021 at the ceremony held on Thursday night. The company was shortlisted for three awards, winning two in total: Project of the Year (for their efficient manufacturing of the Q-POC™ product range, and Promising Technologist of the Year (Molly Jowsey, Senior Mechanical Engineer). BIVDA congratulates the team on…
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April 1, 2022
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BIVDA meets with Genomics England, NHS England and the Office for Life Sciences to discuss future engagement on genomics

This week Doris-Ann and the Chair of the Genomics Working Party, Dr Philip Beer, had a meeting with the Chief Executive of Genomics England (GEL), Chris Wigley, the deputy director for Genomics at NHS E&I, Alexandra Pickard and the head of Innovation & Growth at the OLS, Colin Wilson. This as following the recent meeting with the working party to…
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April 1, 2022
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Update from Department of International Trade

The DIT is working with other government departments to ensure supply chain resilience and the coordination of the UK’s response with regards to the Ukraine Crisis and details can be found here.  Members can find updates on other key updates in the links below. UK-US Dialogue to boost relationship Joint Statement of future of Atlantic Trade UK and US resolve…
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April 1, 2022
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