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Reminder: National Procurement Policy Statement consultation

The NPPS is designed to support the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and which has been delayed until February 2025. To inform the NPPS, The Cabinet Office wants to understand how a new, mission-driven approach to public procurement could support delivery of the Government’s missions alongside local priorities and has launched a survey which asks four open questions: Maximising…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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BIVDA Meeting Room note

Due to high demand, BIVDA's meeting rooms have limited availability until Christmas. We would therefore kindly ask members to book our meeting rooms by emailing kaye.walton@bivda.org.uk instead of using our online portal. We would like to reassure members that existing bookings will, of course, be honoured but please refer to the advice above when booking from today.
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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MARRS: MedTech Accelerator – Status Update

Due to an exceptionally rapid response rate in the relatively short time the MARRS MedTech Accelerator competition is now closed due to the threshold number of applications being reached. The team are now focused on reviewing the applications and to deliver the programme in a timely manner. Member may still wish to sign up for other aspects of the project…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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NHS England Chair to step down next year

The chair of NHS England Richard Meddings has notified the Secretary of State that he will stand down from his role at the end of March. Richard will have been in post for three years when he steps down in March 2025. Reportedly, the Government preferred a new chair to lead their plans for NHS reform, which will centre on…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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APPG for Life Sciences relaunched

BIVDA are proud to support the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Life Sciences. This newly formed group has just called on the Chancellor to support the UK’s life sciences sector in the upcoming Budget. Following their inaugural meeting, the group emphasised the importance of protecting government funding and tax reliefs that drive investment in this vital industry. With Labour's plan,…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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MHRA lay post-market surveillance (PMS) Statutory instrument before Parliament

On Monday, the MHRA laid their enhanced Post Market Surveillance requirements Statutory Instrument before parliament. This SI is one of three planned SI’s amending the UK MDR 2002, to make the legislation effective more than 20 years after its initial publication. Following BIVDA’s representations, there have been changes from the draft originally put before the WTO. Our regulatory team are…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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Government launches ‘national conversation’ to shape their plans for NHS reform

The Government have launched a 'national conversation' to shape the future of the NHS, aimed at the public, experts and those working in the health service. The Government's ten-year plan to fix the NHS will likely be released in the middle of next year and the response to this consultation will heavily dictate its objectives. The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting,…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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Helen meets with Health Minister Baroness Merron

Helen attended the launch of the Design for Life roadmap last week where she had the opportunity to meet with Baroness Merron. Helen spoke to the minister, who is responsible for patient safety, mental health and women's health, about BIVDA's priorities as outlined in our three-year strategy. Baroness Merron saw significant alignment between our objectives and that of the Government,…
Ben Kemp
October 21, 2024
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NHS England and NIHR Moving Forward in Infection Diagnostics: Optimising Evaluations event

BIVDA co-sponsored the latest in a series of Moving Forward in Diagnostics events, which hosted expert speakers, including BIVDA's own Professor Mike Messenger and our President Angela Douglas. NHSE Scientific Advisor Dr Kerrie Davies covered the successes of the previous AMR National Action Plan before examining the detail of the 2024-2029 AMR National Action Plan. BIVDA's Professor Mike Messenger provided…
Ben Kemp
October 16, 2024
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