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Ben Kemp

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External Affairs – 6 Month Update

The last six months have been very busy in terms of our External Affairs outreach and stakeholder activities. From the publishing of the Health and Care Bill into law, to the further roll-out of Community Diagnostics Centres, diagnostics has been a crucial topic of focus for parliamentary debate, policy setting and economic growth in the UK. Here are some highlights:…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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A Regulatory Recap

EU IVDR The EU IVDR date was application was 26 May 2022, with a number of the key dates now amended to provide more time for compliance in line with the risk class of the device. The new dates for implementation will be: 26 May 2024 for certain requirements for devices manufactured in-house (2028 to demonstrate unavailability of an equivalent…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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Update on Public Programmes Core to BIVDA Operational Activity

NHS Supply Chain and Public Procurement Legislation NHS England has recently re-stated the importance of procurement in achieving mature/ thriving network status for laboratories with the official line being that procurements should be made through the NHS Supply Chain category towers. BIVDA is working with the national pathology team at NHS England and the category tower to ensure that strategy,…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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Government Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper and call for evidence

The Department of Health and Social Care are making a call for evidence and views on what can be done to improve the mental health and wellbeing of everyone. The Government have made commitments to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the nation with a particular focus on those who have poorer outcomes. This links to the ‘Levelling Up…
Ben Kemp
May 27, 2022
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BIVDA supports IBMS’s response to the Queen’s Speech

BIVDA welcomes the reiteration of previous Government announcements which seek to boost diagnostic capacity through Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) and increased, more efficient testing – as stated in the Queen’s Speech. We echo IBMS’s call to offer the Government and the Department for Health and Social Care our advice and expertise to ensure their plans can be realised. The introduction…
Ben Kemp
May 20, 2022
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HM Prince Charles delivers the Queen’s Speech to MPs and Peers in Westminster

The Queen’s Speech took place Tuesday 10 May at the Houses of Parliament, setting out the Government’s new legislative agenda for the upcoming period. Queen Elizabeth was unfortunately unable to deliver the speech to MPs and Lords this year due to mobility issues. Instead, Prince Charles represented the Queen, outlining the Government’s plans and priorities. A total of 38 legislative…
Ben Kemp
May 13, 2022
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First Infectious Disease Working Party

Our AMR Working Party and Covid Task Force groups have been combined to cover these themes and for this first meeting we were pleased to have a session with The CF AMR Syndicate on the development of Patient-focused Target Product Profiles (TPP) for Lung Microbiological Diagnostic Tests in Cystic Fibrosis. Members are invited to contact them directly at cfamr@md.catapult.org.uk We were…
Ben Kemp
May 13, 2022
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