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Media Monitoring: 1st – 8th January

New saliva test can rapidly identify paracetamol overdose A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an innovative new technique that can rapidly assess paracetamol levels from saliva. The team demonstrates the clinical validity of a new mass spectrometry technology-based technique that can test a tiny drop of saliva on a piece of paper for levels of…
Ben Kemp
January 8, 2025
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Comments requested on UK SMI B 10: Investigation of faecal specimens for Clostridioides difficile

UKHSA requests your comments on the following document: UK SMI B 10: Investigation of faecal specimens for Clostridioidies difficile To take part in the consultation please go to the relevant page by clicking on the link below and navigate to the 'Open Consultation' accordion. Please send comments by 17th January 2025 using the consultation form provided on the website. The relevant…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2025
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Responsible AI: Women and Healthcare Conference Invite – Deadline 10 January 2025

Extra spaces have been made available for the upcoming Responsible AI: Women and Healthcare Conference taking place on Thursday 30th January 2025 at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London. However, you must sign-up before the deadline on 10th January. You can register here. This event brings together healthcare leaders, innovators and experts from across the fields of…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2025
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Professor Dame Sally Davies issues new AMR warning for 2025

Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), has issued a new warning for the coming year: without urgent action, millions of men, women and children will die over the next quarter of a century. Dame Sally stated that currently a million people across the globe die due to antibiotic resistance, a figure which will spiral over…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2025
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BIVDA respond to MHRA consultation on UK MDR amendments

BIVDA responded to the MHRA’s focused consultation on the proposed Pre-Market amendment to the UK Medical Device Regulation. The consultation, which closed on 5th January, focused on: International Reliance and associated pathways Proposal to remove the requirement for a physical UKCA mark Proposed route for UK Conformity Assessment Renewal of four pieces of assimilated EU law into UK Law which…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2025
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Reminder: Market Access and Procurement WP tomorrow – Thursday 16 January

A reminder to members to sign-up for the first working party of 2025: tomorrow's Market Access and Procurement Working Party on Thursday 16 January between 10:30 and 13:30. We look forward to welcoming David Lawson, Head of Medical Technology and Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care, to provide an update on the MedTech Strategy. Jane Mills, Deputy…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2025
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