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Natalie Creaney

News from National Pathology and Diagnostics, NHS Digital Membership NewsMembership News Archive

News from National Pathology and Diagnostics, NHS Digital

In August 2021 the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) published the Information Standard Notice DAPB4017: Pathology Test and Results Standard, which requires units of measure conforming to the Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) standard to be used in pathology reporting whenever possible. The following artefacts have now been endorsed by the Pathology Standards Governance Board (PSGB) and published on the Pathology…
Natalie Creaney
August 5, 2022
BIVDA IVD Roundtable with Labour Shadow Health team announced Membership NewsMembership News Archive

BIVDA IVD Roundtable with Labour Shadow Health team announced

BIVDA is pleased to announce a revival of the IVD roundtable with the Shadow Health team, previously scheduled in 2021. A set of 14 BIVDA member companies will attend the discussion, and these will be joined by the Shadow Public Health Minister, Andrew Gwynne. It will provide the member companies with an opportunity to feed into the Labour policy planning…
Natalie Creaney
August 5, 2022
NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap Requirements Readiness and Supplier Survey Procurement Working PartyProcurement Working Party ArchiveSustainability ProgrammeSustainability Programme Archive

NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap Requirements Readiness and Supplier Survey

NHS England have published further clarification around their supplier roadmap and timelines. As part of this they are asking suppliers to complete a short questionnaire to give NHS England an understanding of where suppliers are in their Net Zero journey. The questionnaire will be open until the end of 2022 so suppliers can make updates throughout the year. We would…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022
The UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation ConsultationsConsultations Archive

The UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation

The UK is seeking to take advantage of the benefits of trade post-Brexit by creating the most effective trade border in the world: the UK Single Trade Window. The UK government has committed £180m to build a world-leading Single Trade Window which will reduce costs and bureaucracy for traders at the border, embrace innovation, simplify processes for traders and travellers,…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022
NICE update their pre-eclampsia guidance to improve diagnoses HighlightsHighlights Archive

NICE update their pre-eclampsia guidance to improve diagnoses

NICE have released new guidance which recommends the routine use of placental growth factor-based tests (PLGF) to better diagnose pre-eclampsia. This move could lead to better outcomes for thousands of babies and their mothers in the future. Pre-eclampsia affects one out of 10 pregnancies and often leads to serious complications if left untreated. Four PLGF tests have been proffered to…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022
Women’s Health Strategy Summary Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Women’s Health Strategy Summary

Despite making up more than half of the UK population, women are much more likely to suffer ill health and disability throughout their lives. Therefore, a strategy targeted specifically at women’s health, and how to alleviate the problems outlined, is vital. Women are evidently affected by many conditions which men do not suffer from, such as endometriosis and miscarriage, and…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022
New Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators published by BEIS and DHSC Membership NewsMembership News Archive

New Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators published by BEIS and DHSC

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Department of Health and Social Care have released the 2022 Life Science Competitiveness Indicators report. The LSCI report monitors performance indicators against peer countries, and covers diagnostic technology utilisation & availability among other metrics. The ministerial forward from Lord Syed Kamall and Lord Callanan (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022
Participation in The Office for Internal Market roundtables Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Participation in The Office for Internal Market roundtables

The OIM plans to hold roundtables in autumn 2022 to invite interested stakeholders to share their views relating to the application of the UK Internal Market Act 2020 (‘the Act’) and the effective operation of the internal market in the UK. The OIM would welcome expressions of interest in participating in a roundtable, in particular from: businesses with operations in…
Natalie Creaney
July 29, 2022