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Media Monitoring: 3 – 9 October

Billions to be gained from prevention investment, says NHS A new NHS report has indicated that successful pivots in prevention spend could benefit the UK by up to £22bn per year. The report comes from the NHS Confederation in collaboration with Carnall Farrar and analyses how better targeting existing prevention spending could result in major returns. The research has a…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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MHRA launches 2024/25 business plan

This week, the MHRA have launched their business plan for the next year, with a focus on enabling access to groundbreaking new technology. The plan has identified four strategic priorities which will dictate the plan's successful delivery: Maintain public trust through transparency and proactive communication, including working to address health inequalities Enable healthcare access to safe and effective medical products…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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NHS Supply Chain – Supplier Update

NHS Supply Chain held its Monthly Supplier Webinar on 2nd October. Michelle Johnson - National Clinical Director for NHS Supply Chain hosted the event and gave a good insight into the clinical priorities for NHS Supply Chain. Whilst there was the expected focus on safety, quality and patient outcomes, there was also a strong emphasis on addressing health inequalities in NHS…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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Conservative Party Conference Round-Up

The mood could hardly be lower in the Conservative Party following their historic defeat in the summer. Therefore much of conference was devoted to introspection and, most importantly, who will succeed Rishi Sunak as leader. We have to wait until 2nd November to find out. As the Tory Party spent the days re-licking its wounds, topics such as immigration tended…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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St Andrews study on conflicts of interest in healthcare

The University of St Andrews have asked us to share their survey titled, 'What is needed to effectively declare and manage potential conflicts of interest in healthcare?' They would be extremely grateful for any responses. If you are interested in taking part, please read the Participant information sheet and retain this for your records before starting the questionnaire. You can find out…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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NHS England to take on responsibility for sharing patient records for research

The Government has announced new plans to simplify the use of patient records for research by transferring some responsibilities from GPs. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting stated that NHS England will assume responsibility for data sharing where patients have consented to its use in research studies. Speaking at the RCGP’s annual conference in Liverpool, Mr. Streeting highlighted that…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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Newborns to be screened for hundreds of rare genetic conditions in new NHS study

Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 newborns in England. The Generation Study, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England, will see newborn babies offered whole genome sequencing using blood samples which are usually taken…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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Parliamentary Reception Speaker Spotlight: Saghar Missaghian-Cully

We are delighted to have Saghar Missaghian-Cully speak at our Parliamentary Reception in just over three weeks' time alongside the likes of Lord Darzi and Roz Campion. Known by the sector as an influential agent for positive change, Saghar is Managing Director of North West London Pathology (NWLP) an NHS pathology organisation based in London delivering a single, integrated pathology…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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NIHR and OLS newly funded early cancer diagnostic projects include BIVDA member innovation

The NIHR and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) have funded six projects through the NIHR's Invention for Innovation (i4i) and the OLS Cancer Programme. This includes BIVDA member, Proteotype Diagnostics, who have developed a multi-cancer detection test which measures patient plasma amino acid cross sections. The six projects are receiving almost £11 million to support further testing of innovations…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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