Government sets out its autumn/winter plan to tackle COVID-19 HighlightsHighlights Archive

Government sets out its autumn/winter plan to tackle COVID-19

The Government has set out is COVID-19 Autumn and Winter 2021 plan, with a Plan A and Plan B format. Plan A focusses on promoting the vaccination of those not yet inoculated, a new booster jab programme for millions of people and offering vaccinations to the 12-15 year old age group. This Plan A will encourage the continual use of…
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September 17, 2021
Government ‘Start Up Loan’ scheme provides £600m to small businesses HighlightsHighlights Archive

Government ‘Start Up Loan’ scheme provides £600m to small businesses

The Government’s ‘Start Up Loan’ programme has now provided £600 million to small business outside of the London area. The milestone has been reached, with a Northern Irish firm in the woodcutting business receiving the 600 millionth pound in a loan. The scheme of Government-backed loans aims to provide “outside capital, helping them to create jobs, expand and level up”.…
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September 17, 2021
External Affairs Working Party Meeting – 17 September External Affairs Working PartyExternal Affairs Working Party Archive

External Affairs Working Party Meeting – 17 September

The BIVDA External Affairs Working Party held its latest meeting, following a break in August, on Friday 17th September. On the agenda were updates from Doris-Ann Williams and Helen Dent on BIVDA's latest activities and upcoming programmes, with no external speaker this meeting. Doris-Ann addressed the launch of the future medical devices Consultation by MHRA, saying that BIVDA received advance…
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September 17, 2021
‘Introduction to Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests Workshop’ to be hosted by NIHR HighlightsHighlights Archive

‘Introduction to Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests Workshop’ to be hosted by NIHR

NIHR (Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative) are holding a workshop titled 'Introduction to Evaluation of Diagnostic Test Workshop'. The event aim to provide participants with a basic overview of the components which one might employ for the evaluation of diagnostic tests, including basic health economics and statistics, searching for evidence, and pragmatic study design. Tests as part…
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September 17, 2021
GRP Health event on ‘Building a Sustainable UK Diagnostic Sector: Meeting the Challenge’ HighlightsHighlights Archive

GRP Health event on ‘Building a Sustainable UK Diagnostic Sector: Meeting the Challenge’

The University of Warwick, UHCW IOPDTM and WMHTC are hosting this event on Friday 24th September from 9.30 - 16.00. Speakers include Doris-Ann Williams of BIVDA, Mike Richards of NHS England/Improvement and other from Siemens Healthineers, Deloitte and the School of Engineering. This event will bring together key stakeholders from across the NHS, academia, industry and regulatory bodies to explore…
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September 16, 2021
Genomics Working Party – Issue 943 Genomics Working PartyGenomics Working Party Archive

Genomics Working Party – Issue 943

Genomics Working Party Meeting update - 9 September 2021  The Genomics working party was held on Thursday this week. Angela Douglas MBE, from NHSE/I presented to the group and took part in an open discussion about the NHS landscape, and how Industry represented by BIVDA could be more involved with the development of innovation and the uptake of innovation. Key…
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September 10, 2021
Procurement Working Party – Issue 943 Procurement Working Party Archive

Procurement Working Party – Issue 943

  The Procurement Working Party meeting will be held on Wednesday 15 September 2021 between 10.30am until 13.00pm (if attending in person please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled meeting start time in order to register). DRAFT AGENDA This meeting will be held at 41 Portland Place, London, W1. Lunch and refreshments will be provided at the venue for attendees.…
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September 9, 2021
Digital Working Party – Issue 943 Digital Working Party Archive

Digital Working Party – Issue 943

Digital Working Party Meeting BIVDA held our Digital working party on Wednesday 8 September. The meeting focused on how BIVDA can support members through delivering and developing Data Strategy. A detailed presentation was provided by Daniel Maud, our Vice-Chair which concentrated on what data is and how companies can understand and develop their strategies. In May, BIVDA published an Industry paper…
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September 9, 2021
Leading the Charge Towards Sustainable Healthcare – Article from BIVDA’s COO Highlights Archive

Leading the Charge Towards Sustainable Healthcare – Article from BIVDA’s COO

Leading the Charge towards Sustainable Healthcare  There has never been a more important time to focus on sustainability as a nation and as an industry. The recently released UN climate change report shows we’re at a tipping point in history. But it’s not just carbon emissions that the healthcare industry should be focused on – sustainability needs to be at the…
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September 8, 2021