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Ben Kemp

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NHSE transition team announced

NHS England has announced the incoming team who will help lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – called the NHS Transformation Executive Team – will replace the current NHS England Executive Group and will support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery. Except for the deputy chief executive officer,…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
BIVDA’s Dr Jayne Ellis speaks at UKHSA Conference 2025 Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA’s Dr Jayne Ellis speaks at UKHSA Conference 2025

BIVDA's Scientific Advisor, Dr Jayne Ellis, delivered a presentation at this week's UKHSA Conference 2025. Dr Ellis examined diagnostic innovation in the post-pandemic era, covering BIVDA's paper on procurement of diagnostic tests during the pandemic and current gaps in pandemic preparedness. Learning these lessons is vital to ensure the UK can respond robustly to the next pandemic. Dr Ellis also…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
National Audit Office calls on government to do more to tackle AMR Membership NewsMembership News Archive

National Audit Office calls on government to do more to tackle AMR

A report from the UK National Audit Office has called on the UK to do more to tackle antimicrobial resistance, and identified that the 2019-2024 action plan hit just one of its five targets. The report calls out failure to hit the target to report on the percentage of antibiotic prescriptions that are supported by an objective diagnostic test, after…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
Innovate UK and BIVDA join forces to tackle Mpox Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Innovate UK and BIVDA join forces to tackle Mpox

BIVDA and Innovate UK bring together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss diagnostics in an Mpox pandemic. Last week, BIVDA and Innovate UK brought together senior figures from industry, government, and academia to discuss how diagnostics would play a part in an Mpox pandemic. Commissioned by DHSC’s Chief Scientific Advisor and CEO of NIHR, Prof. Lucy Chappell,…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
Media Monitoring: 20 – 26 February HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: 20 – 26 February

Womb cancer blood test research 'could save lives' Researchers say they hope to develop a blood test to improve diagnosis of a rare hard-to-detect cancer. Uterine sarcomas make up just three out of 100 cancers of the womb, but the symptoms are similar to more common, and non-cancerous, fibroid growths. In addition, womb cancers, external are commonly diagnosed by biopsies…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
NHS England Chief Executive to step down HighlightsHighlights Archive

NHS England Chief Executive to step down

NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard has announced that she is stepping down from her role. Pritchard was appointed in 2021 and steered the health service through the end of the pandemic. It appears that recent grillings at two Parliamentary Select Committees contributed to her decision. They questioned whether she possessed the drive to deliver the fundamental changes set to…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
Look ahead to March LSAA webinars available to BIVDA members Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Look ahead to March LSAA webinars available to BIVDA members

The Life Science Access Academy has a number of exciting webinars coming up in March which members may enjoy. Thanks to BIVDA's new partnership with them, members have access to all of their webinars. To access content, members do not need an account. You just need to visit the Life Science Access Academy website and register for any content that…
Ben Kemp
February 25, 2025
MHRA’s Rob Reid pens first MedRegs blog in new role Membership NewsMembership News ArchiveRegulatory Affairs NewsletterRegulatory Affairs Newsletter ArchiveUK Government Updates Regulatory Affairs NewsletterUK Government Updates Regulatory Affairs Newsletter Archive

MHRA’s Rob Reid pens first MedRegs blog in new role

Following the departure of Laura Squire, Dr Robert Reid, MHRA Deputy Director, will now author the regular MedRegs blog. For the uninitiated, the blog aims to keep readers up-to-date with the progress of the MedTech regulatory reform programme. Dr Reid's inaugural post focuses on staff changes at the MHRA, updated guidance, the progress of the AI airlock, and the PMS…
Ben Kemp
February 25, 2025
Next CEO of UK Research and Innovation announced HighlightsHighlights Archive

Next CEO of UK Research and Innovation announced

Professor Sir Ian Chapman will become the next CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), leading a refreshed mission that puts economic growth at the heart of public investment in R&D, Science Minister Lord Vallance has announced. UKRI is the country’s largest public research funder, with a budget of £9 billion per year, giving it a central role in ensuring…
Ben Kemp
February 25, 2025