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Ben Kemp

AHSN North East & North Cumbria launches a new unmet need call for serum/PSA self-testing Member RequestsMember Requests Archive

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
Media Monitoring: 26th March – 1st April HighlightsHighlights Archive

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
NICE guidelines recommend real-time continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes HighlightsHighlights Archive

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
Public satisfaction rates with the NHS drop to their lowest in 25 years HighlightsHighlights Archive

Public satisfaction rates with the NHS drop to their lowest in 25 years

Public satisfaction levels with the NHS have dropped to their lowest in 25 years according to a new measure of public opinion. Satisfaction rates had already lowered during the pandemic, with 36% of the 3,100 asked being satisfied in 2021. That is a drop from 53% the year before - the largest fall in a single year. Only once before…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
Call for NHS to adopt genetic testing to improve medicine matching for patients HighlightsHighlights Archive

Call for NHS to adopt genetic testing to improve medicine matching for patients

The British Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College for Physicians have published a report pushing for pharmacogenomic testing to better tailor patient prescriptions and save money caused by adverse drug reactions. They claim this testing will ensure patients receive the correct drug and dosage – as prescription drugs work for only 30-50% of the population – while avoiding potentially dangerous…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
Attend an info session on the ‘UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Jordan’ Export Working PartyExport Working Party Archive

Attend an info session on the ‘UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Jordan’

The Department for International Trade is organising a UK Healthcare Trade Mission to Jordan to: • Promote UK Healthcare products and services showcasing the UK’s excellence. • Explore trade opportunities and business partnerships. • Establish local business relationships with decision makers, potential clients and partners. Background Jordan’s Healthcare Sector is one of the most developed in the Middle East Region.…
Ben Kemp
April 1, 2022
BIVDA and ABHI conducted a Webinar with the CTDA on Monday 21st March Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA and ABHI conducted a Webinar with the CTDA on Monday 21st March

The purpose of the webinar was for UKHSA/ CTDA to discuss the lessons learned and observations on the process from their perspective with a view to looking and improvements and determining the next steps. Dame Sue Hill took part in this and set out the reasons and her thoughts. The feedback from members was overwhelmingly that of frustration and disappointment…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2022
Environmental Working Party Meeting Summary – 23 March Environmental Working PartyEnvironmental Working Party Archive

Environmental Working Party Meeting Summary – 23 March

BIVDA held our spring Environmental Working Party on 23 March and it was held virtually. Its almost 6 months since the last meeting due to Christmas and COVID. Neil Plumridge, the Chair introduced the group to Stuart Cranmer who will be taking the role of Vice-Chair. Stuart has been in the industry for a long while, and is semi-retired, and…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2022