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NICE consultation – Fertility problems: assessment and treatment

NICE has released a consultation regarding the assessment and treatment of fertility problems. The guidance document includes areas such as semen analysis, testicular biopsy and post-coital testing of cervical mucus. If you wish to contribute, please register your organisation, read the documents provided, submit comments using the linked form and send it via email to FertilityProblems@nice.org.uk. The consultation closes on…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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Selling to Defence Webinar- Human and Social Sciences – 19th September 2022

Members may be interested in an upcoming Dstl Searchlight webinar on Monday 19th September 2022. It will outline how to work with or sell to Dstl. These webinars are designed to help non-traditional defence suppliers, micro organisations, SME's and academia work with the defence sector. You do not need to have experience working with Dstl or in defence. This is…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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Routine asymptomatic COVID testing to end in all remaining settings

Regular asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in all remaining settings in England will be paused from 31 August, as COVID-19 cases continue to fall. Symptomatic testing will, however, remain as it is deemed important for health and social care staff and others in these settings to be given clarity about their condition. Immunocompromised patients in hospitals and people being admitted into…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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Andy Howlett: A Day in a Diagnostics Life

In this piece, we hear from Andy Howlett, Director of Strategy - Community Diagnostic Centres at InHealth, about what a day in his life looks like.        1.What does your work day look like in terms of tasks, meetings, strategy setting? A typical work day comprises a mixture of calls or face-to-face meetings with prospective NHS partners to…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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New NICE Quarterly Life Sciences Newsletter

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) works with the life sciences industry to facilitate early access to innovation, improving people’s lives. Subscribe to their quarterly newsletter, NICE News for Life Sciences, to stay informed on: changes to health technology evaluation work to improve patient access to innovative new technologies support services such as NICE Scientific Advice and…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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Sustainability Hub Update

Sustainability Hub Update We are pleased to announce that more content has been added to the Sustainability Hub; our comprehensive resource for members on Social Value and Environmental Sustainability. New content includes:   Examples of questions in recent tenders The tenders block in both the Environmental and the Social Value sections are now both live and have lots of content…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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BIVDA/BSI Event – Understanding Standards for IVD and Tender Requirements

This meeting will be exploratory as members can help determine which standards are most applicable for them and input into the conversation. BSI will be leading this session with BIVDA supporting in terms of IVD Regulation, the sustainability hub and NHS agenda to ensure that members have access and visibility across the standards. The event will take place between 11:00…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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Doris-Ann to speak at The King’s Fund’s “Meeting demand: the changing picture of diagnostics” event

BIVDA Chief Executive Doris-Ann Williams is to speak at The King’s Fund’s “Meeting demand: the changing picture of diagnostics” event on Wednesday 16 November 2022. She will be joined by other eminent speakers such as Chair of the Independent Review of Diagnostic Services for NHS England, Professor Sir Mike Richards and National Specialty Advisor Pathology for NHSE/I, Professor Jo Martin…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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BIVDA response to DEFRA consultation on charging fees for applications for exemptions to the RoHS Regulations

As you are aware, DEFRA recently released a consultation proposing fees for exemption applications to the RoHS Regulations. On 9 August, BIVDA members were invited to an ad-hoc Environmental Working Party meeting to discuss how BIVDA should respond to this consultation. A draft response was then circulated to members for feedback. The final response has now been submitted to DEFRA…
Ben Kemp
August 26, 2022
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