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Doris-Ann is a member of the Life Science Trade Advisory Group and is looking for input on issues affecting our sector to highlight as the bi-partite trade negotiations continue around the world. There is a TAG meeting next Tuesday which will include a briefing on the negotiations with India which we know is an important and challenging market to many…
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October 1, 2021
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The AMR Diagnostics Programme Board – update

The AMR Diagnostics Programme Board met this week and there will be a report published in near future entitled 'Improving the blood culture pathway: A national review of the processes around the blood culture pathway to support the national ambitions for antimicrobial resistance reduction and improving the management of patients with infection.' We will circulate this once it is available.…
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October 1, 2021
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United Kingdom commences virtual talks joining the CPTPP trans-Pacific trading partnership

The United Kingdom has this week begun talks on joining the trans-Pacific free trade bloc Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam are the eleven CPTPP members. The original trade pact was signed in 2018 in Chile.  These talks will be taking place as part of…
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October 1, 2021
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NHS England begins recruitment for Amanda Pritchard’s successor as Chief Operating Officer

NHS England is on the search for its new Chief Operating Officer, who will replace Amanda Pritchard following her promotion to CEO earlier this year. Ms Pritchard’s successor will need to be “an ambitious and inspiring leader”, “strong” and able to “suspend ego”, according to the NHSE advert. The new recruit will be responsible for operational delivery by the NHS…
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October 1, 2021
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Call for proposals for evaluation of new TB diagnostics and testing strategies

The NIH-funded Initiative for Feasibility of Novel Diagnostics for TB in Endemic Countries (FEND-TB) led by Rutgers University and FIND are inviting developers of TB diagnostics to submit proposals for evaluation of early-stage TB diagnostics and novel testing strategies. The FEND-TB initiative provides access to adaptable and open trial protocols, with the aim to conduct clinical studies, laboratory evaluations of…
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October 1, 2021
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40 new Community Diagnostic Centres launched across the UK

The Government is to launch 40 new Community Diagnostic Centres across England in an effort to bring medical testing closer to patients, reduce pressure on hospital departments and to tackle the large care backlog triggered by the pandemic. Millions of patients are to benefit from the decision to open the sites, says the Government. There will be around 2.8 million…
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October 1, 2021
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Foreign Affairs Committee publishes its fifth session report from the ‘Global Health, Global Britain’ inquiry

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has released a report from its 'Global Health, Global Britain' inquiry. This is the fifth report from the sessions, the first of which was in October 2020. In the course of this inquiry, the Committee took oral evidence from 12 witnesses across four different continents and published 31 pieces of written evidence. It…
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September 30, 2021
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