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Ben Kemp

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BIVDA Ipsos Mori Survey – you may be contacted!

BIVDA has commissioned Ipsos Mori to survey members and stakeholders to better understand perceptions about our organisation so we are able to improve the effectiveness of activities and member services in 2024. We would like to make members aware as many will be contacted in January - we would greatly appreciate your honest feedback. Many thanks in advance and enjoy…
Ben Kemp
December 20, 2023
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Health and social care statistical outputs

Consultation description The Government is seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by the: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Office for National Statistics (ONS) NHS England (NHSE) We are also seeking an…
Ben Kemp
December 15, 2023
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Hands On Lateral Flow workshop – GADx Basic course in Lateral Flow Development

GADx are running a three day course in March 2024 which aims to provide a personalised hands-on experience to empower you with knowledge and skills in lateral flow development. The basic course is suited to those at the beginning of their lateral flow journey through to early career lateral flow practitioners. The course is ideally suited to small and medium-sized…
Ben Kemp
December 15, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 9 – 15 December

Oxford University blood test could unlock earlier Parkinson's treatment Patients could benefit from earlier treatment for Parkinson’s disease following the development of a new blood test from researchers at the University of Oxford. The test screens people at risk of Parkinson’s disease by using a biomarker called alpha-synuclein – a protein which Oxford researchers have already demonstrated has an elevated…
Ben Kemp
December 15, 2023
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UK public want political parties to make research funding a priority ahead of the GE

Data released by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) demonstrates public appetite for more political focus on R&D. The polling, carried out as part of CaSE’s Discovery Decade programme by research agency Public First in October 2023, also found that a majority (70% of 1,094) would support a proposal to build a new laboratory for carrying out R&D on…
Ben Kemp
December 15, 2023
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World AMR Awareness Week 2023 radio appearances

On Wednesday, I had the honour of appearing on two radio shows to mark the significance of World AMR Awareness Week 2023. Engaging with different hosts and audiences to raise awareness of the growing threat that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents to global health was a truly rewarding experience. I felt incredibly proud to discuss BIVDA’s role in highlighting the crucial…
Ben Kemp
November 24, 2023
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“How to innovate in health – applying implementation sciences”

The Academy of Medical Sciences hosted the 2023 Sir Colin Dollery Lecture in London on Thursday called "How to innovate in health - applying implementation sciences."   Sir Colin was a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine, and a founder Fellow of the Academy. The lecture is named in memory of Sir Colin's contribution to biomedical and health research and this lecture formed part of…
Ben Kemp
November 24, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November

Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will mean huge loss of life –…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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