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Procurement Working Party – 9 June 2022

We were pleased to welcome some of our key stakeholders from the NHS to update the procurement working party members on key initiatives that are coming up. NHS Supply chain are preparing to issue the tender renewal for the Pathology framework including managed services, and mechanisms for future public health emergency. They are actively engaging with companies for feedback and…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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BIVDA’s Sustainability Hub goes live for members!

BIVDA was pleased to hold its second annual Sustainability Seminar this Thursday 9 June, and the event featured the launch of the BIVDA Sustainability Hub for members to access! The work on the Hub has been led by BIVDA’s Sustainability Programme Lead, Sarah Joy Newton and we are proud to see it go live on the BIVDA site, accessed via…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Doris-Ann to feature on Westminster Health Forum event on ‘Next steps for the UK life sciences sector’

BIVDA CEO Doris-Ann Williams will be speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event titled: Next steps for the UK life sciences sector - policy and regulation, funding and investment, collaboration and the mission approach, evidence and clinical trials, and patient access to innovation’. The event takes place virtually on 19 July, and will be an opportunity to assess changes to…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Monkeypox Testing

From 8 June, Monkeypox has now been designated a notifiable disease in England. This means that all medical doctors and laboratories, are obliged to notify their local council or local health protection team if a patient is suspected to or has been proven to have the virus. Monkeypox cases passed the 300-mark this week in the UK, and the move…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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FREE WEBINAR: Diagnostics and the New NHS

In this FREE 60-minute live event, trusted thought-leader and innovator in the field of medicines management, Shailen Rao (Managing Director of Soar Beyond), takes a look at how integrated care systems (ICSs) will tackle these challenges. Shailen will be joined by Helen to discuss the decisions and tactics that life sciences need to look out for. This session discusses opportunities for industry, including collaborative…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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BIVDA’s 2nd Sustainability Seminar

Lisa Dittmar and Julia Farrington from NHS England and Improvement led a session discussing the requirements of the Supply Chain within the Evergreen Framework and looked at some of the potential ways that IVD could contribute to the Greener NHS and Net Zero agenda. Whilst there was a reminder of the Evergreen framework, this session was much more about the…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Media Monitoring: 4th June – 11th June

Fewer smear tests still safe due to HPV test Cervical screening will now occur every five years (previously every three), but a major study confirms this will not negatively impact cancers spotted 3 million women’s data showed the move to be positive, say experts, thanks to an improved lab test for smear samples which checks for HPV Before the advent…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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UK prepared to walk away from Horizon Europe and set up alternative fund

Despite warnings from leading scientists, the Government have stated that they are willing to walk away from Horizon Europe and establish an alternative fund. Discussions about access to Horizon Europe have been ongoing since Brexit, however recent developments surrounding the NI Protocol have soured UK-EU relations, potentially collapsing negotiations entirely. A new Northern Ireland bill, expected to be announced this…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Community Diagnostic Centres hit landmark one million tests and checks

Since their rollout last year, Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) – now over 90 in number – have delivered a million tests and checks which have proved vital in freeing up hospital capacity and clearing the diagnostic backlog. These centres are usually closer to patient’s homes providing greater convenience to patients and reducing their carbon footprint. The NHS has pledged to…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022