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BIVDA presented at Reset Connect, London Climate Action Week on 27th June

Sarah Joy Newton, our sustainability programme lead and Steve Bagshaw from CPI, took to the stage this week to present at Reset Connect which is the UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event and is the flagship event of London Climate Action Week. They presented on the sustainability challenges of the IVD industry and how BIVDA has implemented a multitude of…
Dawn
June 30, 2023
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Social Value in Tenders – Member Survey

Social Value is now a least 10% of the score in public procurement tenders, which can be the differentiational factor in winning a bid. We know members are seeing various questions, requirements and evaluation models from contracting authorities. BIVDA is part of the NHS England Project Athena: Health Sector Social Value Engagement. The purpose of the project is to more…
Dawn
June 30, 2023
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BIVDA holds webinar to help increase diversity in the UK life sciences industry

BIVDA held a webinar jointly with the Life Science Access Academy on Wednesday, titled ‘The Recruitment, Retention and Development of People of Colour in UK Life Sciences’, which brought together industry leaders and influential voices to share their experiences and better understand how to tackle this industry-wide issue. It was fantastic to see such a high number of attendees, demonstrating…
Dawn
June 30, 2023
ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Introducing a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries

This consultation is seeking views on the introduction of a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries. This consultation follows on from the 2022 Call for Evidence: An Independent Customs Regime and the measures complement wider transformational changes at the border that the government has committed to delivering as set out in the 2025 Border Strategy. This will seek views on: the objectives of…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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Part 1 Consultation on draft regulations to implement the Procurement Bill

This is a consultation on the secondary legislation required to implement the new public procurement regime established by the Procurement Bill. This is a technical consultation, split into two parts. This first part of the consultation refers predominantly to areas of the Bill which require lists, calculations or further definitions to be used in practice. Questions seek to understand to…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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Government responds to Hewitt Review and H&SC Committee’s ICS Inquiry

The Government has published their response to two reports examining the newly created integrated care systems by pledging a number of measures to help support their development. The Hewitt Review, led by former Labour Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, was an independent review of integrated care systems commissioned in November 2022 and concluded that ICSs should be given more autonomy to…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 17 – 23 June

New 10-year cancer strategy for NHS Scotland to improve survival rates and flatten health inequalities Bringing down late stage cancer diagnoses and levelling out health inequalities are central to the new 10-year cancer strategy published by the Scottish Government. Their figures suggest that more than two in five (42%) cancers are caught at stages three and four; the plan aims…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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The Government’s 2023 mandate to NHS England

  The Government has released the 2023 mandate to NHS England, setting out the Government’s key health priorities for the year ahead. Setting out the mandate in Parliament, Health Secretary Steve Barclay stated that his priority was cutting waiting lists for patients, helping the NHS to support innovation and adopt the right digital health technologies, and adequately supporting the NHS…
Dawn
June 23, 2023
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