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Ben Kemp

Media Monitoring: March 5th – 12th HighlightsHighlights Archive

Media Monitoring: March 5th – 12th

Prime Minister announces COVID-19 Inquiry Chair Today (Wednesday 15 December) the Prime Minister has appointed the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as Chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic The Inquiry, set to begin its work in spring 2022, will be established under the Inquiries Act 2005, with full powers, including the power to compel the…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Legal requirements around COVID vaccinations for health and care staff to end HighlightsHighlights Archive

Legal requirements around COVID vaccinations for health and care staff to end

From the 1 April, the legal requirement for health and care staff to be double jabbed will be removed. The requirements from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for registered care homes will be lifted from 15 March. A public consultation on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations was announced on 31 January to collect views on the removal of “vaccination as a condition…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Sajid Javid delivers speech on pandemic readiness at the CEPI Global Summit 2022 HighlightsHighlights Archive

Sajid Javid delivers speech on pandemic readiness at the CEPI Global Summit 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid attended the CEPI Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit 2022 this Tuesday 8 March where he made a speech on the UK’s readiness to react to public health threats as well as the required focus on vaccinations and diagnostics. CEPI is an innovative global partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil society organisations. It works…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
BIVDA supports STEM for Britain 2022 event in Parliament HighlightsHighlights Archive

BIVDA supports STEM for Britain 2022 event in Parliament

BIVDA enjoyed an excellent day in Parliament as dozens of university researchers exhibited posters encompassing their innovative research projects. BIVDA has long supported the annual competition with our CEO Doris-Ann Williams chairing the organising committee. Indeed, the organising team’s hard work paid off as esteemed politicians, such as Shadow Science, Research and Digital Minister Chi Onwurah MP and Chair of…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
New £150 million loan scheme unveiled by Government for innovative businesses HighlightsHighlights Archive

New £150 million loan scheme unveiled by Government for innovative businesses

The Government have today announced a number of loan competitions worth up to £150 million to support research and development projects from the UK’s most innovative businesses. Funded by Innovate UK, the scheme aims to supports projects which are determined to have the greatest chance of bolstering future economic growth while concurrently tackling social challenges. The Government views this initiative…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Sajid Javid instructs NHS Trusts to exit contracts with Russia & Belarus HighlightsHighlights Archive

Sajid Javid instructs NHS Trusts to exit contracts with Russia & Belarus

Sajid Javid has instructed NHS trusts to exit contracts with Russian and Belarussian suppliers “as soon as possible” within the terms of those in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis. An overview of the contracts from those regions is to be submitted to the Department for Health and Social Care, and plans to exit them, according to a letter sent…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team to host an online event on remote diagnostics Membership NewsMembership News Archive

NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team to host an online event on remote diagnostics

The NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics team, in partnership with Yorkshire & Humber AHSN is set to host an online event for innovators that will explore the most urgent remote diagnostics requirements in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics will present an overview of the support it offers, and expert Health Economists will deliver interactive…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Social Value Portal Awards – Closing date 25th March 2022 Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Social Value Portal Awards – Closing date 25th March 2022

Winning awards is great for your organisations profile and being recognised for your Social Value strategy through awards not only generates positive PR for doing the right thing, it is also extremely good for business, building trust with the general public, your suppliers, end users and your peers. What is the Social Value Portal? The Social Value Portal is a…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Ukraine Update Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Ukraine Update

The DHSC Continuity of Supply team continue to closely monitor the effect of the increased tensions in Ukraine and Russia on supply chains. If you have any issues with supply because of this situation, please report by using the usual routes. Financial sanctions guidance from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has been updated with information on Russia. Click…
Ben Kemp
March 11, 2022
Regulatory Affairs Working Party – Update 4 March Regulatory Affairs Working PartyRegulatory Affairs Working Party Archive

Regulatory Affairs Working Party – Update 4 March

BIVDA held our Regulatory Affairs working party on Thursday 3 March. The meeting provided an update on the ongoing and future regulatory work being conducted within the IVD sector. This was opened by a presentation from Richard Saunders, our chair, on the European situation. MedTech Europe continue to provide guidance documents to support the implementation of the EU IVDR which…
Ben Kemp
March 4, 2022