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The Darzi Review debated in the Commons

Last week, the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting MP, laid out the findings of Lord Darzi's review into the performance of the NHS in Parliament. This is the first opportunity that MPs have had to debate the issue in the Commons. Many members understandably raised their concerns about the state of general practice, notably the lack of GPs and therefore appointments…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2024
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New Regulation Innovation Office established by government

The new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), hosted within DSIT, has been established by the Government. The RIO will aim to reduce the burden for businesses hoping to bring new products and services to the market in some of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors through the implementation of innovations. To do so, it will support regulators to update regulation, speeding up approvals,…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 3 – 9 October

Billions to be gained from prevention investment, says NHS A new NHS report has indicated that successful pivots in prevention spend could benefit the UK by up to £22bn per year. The report comes from the NHS Confederation in collaboration with Carnall Farrar and analyses how better targeting existing prevention spending could result in major returns. The research has a…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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Conservative Party Conference Round-Up

The mood could hardly be lower in the Conservative Party following their historic defeat in the summer. Therefore much of conference was devoted to introspection and, most importantly, who will succeed Rishi Sunak as leader. We have to wait until 2nd November to find out. As the Tory Party spent the days re-licking its wounds, topics such as immigration tended…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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NHS England to take on responsibility for sharing patient records for research

The Government has announced new plans to simplify the use of patient records for research by transferring some responsibilities from GPs. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting stated that NHS England will assume responsibility for data sharing where patients have consented to its use in research studies. Speaking at the RCGP’s annual conference in Liverpool, Mr. Streeting highlighted that…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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Newborns to be screened for hundreds of rare genetic conditions in new NHS study

Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 newborns in England. The Generation Study, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England, will see newborn babies offered whole genome sequencing using blood samples which are usually taken…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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NIHR and OLS newly funded early cancer diagnostic projects include BIVDA member innovation

The NIHR and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) have funded six projects through the NIHR's Invention for Innovation (i4i) and the OLS Cancer Programme. This includes BIVDA member, Proteotype Diagnostics, who have developed a multi-cancer detection test which measures patient plasma amino acid cross sections. The six projects are receiving almost £11 million to support further testing of innovations…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 26 September – 2 October

MHRA Data Strategy 2024 to 2027 The MHRA have published their data strategy for the next three years. The strategy highlights their vision for data, digital technology, and real-world evidence to enable innovation and safeguard public health.   Majority of black people think racism played role in failure to test for prostate cancer Nearly two-thirds (62%) of black people in…
Ben Kemp
October 2, 2024
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UNGA High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance

Last week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gathered for a High-Level Meeting on AMR, in which world leaders approved a political declaration pledging action to combat this looming global health crisis. The declaration included: A commitment to reduce the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) annually by 10% by 2030. Calls for sustainable national…
Ben Kemp
October 2, 2024
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