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BIVDA support Stick to Science’s ‘Week of Action’ to connect UK and EU research efforts

BIVDA is thrilled to contribute to the ‘Week of Action’ led by the Stick to Science alliance, from 4-8 April in support of the campaign to finalise the UK’s formal association to the €95.5 billion (£79.8 billion) Horizon Europe programme. This ongoing impasse is threatening to stifle vital scientific, medical and diagnostic research efforts that underpin novel approaches to medical…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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Health and Social Care Levy introduced across the UK

After months of speculation, the Health and Social Care Levy has officially been unveiled this week across the UK, paid for by a 1.25% increase in NI contributions. The Levy, which intends to raise £39 billion over the next three years, will be used to tackle the COVID backlog and improve vital services through speedier diagnoses and the cutting of…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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New paper highlights overlap in EU and US requirements to support efficient compliance

Members may find this white paper useful in ascertaining EU IVDR clinical evidence requirements and how manufacturers can efficiently comply. It is imperative that manufacturers do not underestimate the time required to source the right clinical evidence for their products. As the risk to individual and public health increases with each device classification under the IVDR, the corresponding conformity assessment…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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NHS England updated the Trade Association forum with regards to their Evergreen programme

From April 2022, the first Sustainability Supplier Roadmap Milestone was reached with the adoption of PPN 06/20, which is taking Account of Social Value in the Award of Central government Contracts. As a reminder, PPN 06/20 will be included in all tenders from 1st April 2022, with all contracts requiring a climate change question within the 10% minimum weighting criteria.…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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IVDeology hosting training session on IVD Regulation

IVDeology are providing a full day training session on an introduction to IVD regulation in Europe and the UK. The agenda covers the framework of the IVD Regulation in Europe, quality management system requirements to meet this legislation, UKCA marking requirements according to the latest information, and the chance to discuss your own specific enquiries in the Q&A session. The…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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AHSN North East & North Cumbria launches a new unmet need call for serum/PSA self-testing

The Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria recently launched a new unmet need call, in partnership with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and the Northern Cancer Alliance, to find a partner to help with the development of a device, allowing patients to self-test for their serum/blood Prostate…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
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Media Monitoring: 26th March – 1st April

Brand new Ascot hospital unveiled to tackle NHS backlog Heatherwood Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, will give priority to those patients waiting the longest, especially for orthopaedic and ophthalmology services The hospital boasts six operating theatres, 48 inpatient beds and 22 day-case cubicles and will give patients in Berkshire, Surrey and Hampshire access to state-of-the-art diagnostic, surgical…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
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NICE guidelines recommend real-time continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes

New NICE guidance on diabetes has recommended the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) for adults and children living with type 1 diabetes for the first time. This is positive news for thousands of people living with diabetes across the UK, and signals a considerable improvement in methods of self-managing the condition. This new approach could also reduce the…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
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