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Finalised MHRA focus group dates Regulatory Affairs Working PartyRegulatory Affairs Working Party Archive

Finalised MHRA focus group dates

Those of you who attended the Regulatory Affairs Working Party meeting on Thursday 3rd March, you will have heard that the introductory meeting for MHRA’s focus groups occurred on Monday 7th March. The aim of these focus groups is to help develop guidance in relation to the new UKCA regulations and provide insight into key changes. They are split by…
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March 18, 2022
BIVDA attends the Diagnostics Strategy Ministerial Roundtable event Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA attends the Diagnostics Strategy Ministerial Roundtable event

This week, Doris-Ann attended a Ministerial Roundtable event on the upcoming Diagnostics Strategy, an important plan for the future of UK diagnostics. In a pre-meet discussion the week before, it was decided that a Roundtable is the most effective and favoured manner of engaging with Government ministers on the Strategy. In June 2021 the Elective Recovery Team was tasked with…
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March 18, 2022
NHS England launches second open call for innovations in cancer care  Genomics Working PartyGenomics Working Party Archive

NHS England launches second open call for innovations in cancer care 

The NHS Cancer Programme is launching its second Innovation Open Call in cancer care on 5 April 2022. The call aims to identify the most promising innovations targeting earlier diagnosis of cancer and accelerate them into practice. The call will support the ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP), to diagnose three quarters of cancers at stages one and two,…
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March 18, 2022
We held our first in person Genomics working party meeting (ever) on Monday at the BIVDA offices! Genomics Working PartyGenomics Working Party Archive

We held our first in person Genomics working party meeting (ever) on Monday at the BIVDA offices!

This group finally met “in person” following the end of Covid rules and conducted a “Hackathon” to understand the requirements to make progress towards an ecosystem and regulatory framework. We welcomed MRC who outlined the feedback and requirements relating to the Cancer Summit. Members were asked to contribute their thoughts on the key objectives from the report. The overall consensus…
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March 4, 2022
Ukraine Crisis Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Ukraine Crisis

BIVDA absolutely echoes the plea from MedTech Europe calling for sanctions not to affect the provision of healthcare products and services to the region, and we would ask members to feedback their experiences in continuing to supply into the region. The Department for International Trade has an online service for questions relating to trading with Ukraine or Russia which can…
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March 4, 2022
The UK sign off on two significant trade deals with Singapore and New Zealand Export Working PartyExport Working Party Archive

The UK sign off on two significant trade deals with Singapore and New Zealand

Two international agreements have been signed off on over the past fortnight by the UK Government. These are a digital free trade deal between UK and Singapore, and a free trade agreement between UK and New Zealand. UK and Singapore sign a pioneering digital trade agreement The first was a far-reaching Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) with Singapore, which will help…
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March 4, 2022
Guidance from National Cyber Security Centre on online defences amid Ukraine crisis Digital Working PartyDigital Working Party Archive

Guidance from National Cyber Security Centre on online defences amid Ukraine crisis

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has urged organisations to take action to bolster their online defences following Russia's escalation in Ukraine. Guidance can be found here on actions for organisations to take. There is also more information on cyber, including a slide containing all guidance downloadable here.
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March 4, 2022
Media Monitoring: 26th February – 4th March HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 26th February – 4th March

Millions of people with rare diseases to benefit from faster diagnosis and better access to treatment Millions of people with rare diseases will benefit from faster diagnosis and new treatments following the launch today of England’s first Rare Diseases Action Plan by Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid New technology and digital tools will support faster diagnosis, and improvements…
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March 4, 2022
NHS England expands its call for sign-ups to the Reservist programme HighlightsHighlights Archive

NHS England expands its call for sign-ups to the Reservist programme

The NHS has issued a plea for ‘reservist’ volunteers in order to bolster staff numbers as the numbers of vacancies continue to rise. Around 100,000 vacancies are currently active across the NHS, and addressing the workforce issues are a “critical” part of the NHS achieving its long-term aims according to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard. The volunteers will receive…
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March 4, 2022