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Prime Minister unveils £29.5bn of investment at Global Investment Summit, including for life sciences

This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled £29.5 billion of new investment for thriving UK sectors, as the world’s A-list CEOs and investors arrive at the Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace. Backing some of the fastest growing and most innovative sectors in the UK, the transformative investments have been secured for projects in tech, life sciences, infrastructure,…
Dawn
December 1, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November

Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will mean huge loss of life –…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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New £1.8m urology centre to offer same day tests

The new £1.8m centre at Kettering General Hospital will provide same-day tests to patients, improving convenience and resulting in quicker diagnoses for cancer and other conditions. The opening of the centre was in response to urology referrals rising by over a quarter in five years. Specialist staff will also arrive in the spring, which should further help to speed up…
Ben Kemp
November 23, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 November Jenny Harries addresses UKHSA Conference with AMR speech ‘Something which is a national threat to each one of us and our families, but importantly is also a problem which has different characteristics, which only joint working can solve, which everyone in this room can contribute to mitigating and where a loss of focus will…
Dawn
November 23, 2023
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SciTech deals signed between the UK and South Korea

  The UK’s partnership with fellow science leader, the Republic of Korea, will be pushed to new heights with a series of science and tech deals were signed by Secretary of State Michelle Donelan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu, and Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong Ho, at the Royal Society. These have been agreed as…
Dawn
November 23, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 11 – 17 November

League tables for NHS under Labour’s ‘reform or bust’ plan Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting NHS league tables will be introduced under Labour to help improve productivity. Mr Streeting has promised that this will also lead to more transparency in the health service, giving patients an idea of which providers are performing well or poorly. If organisations are underperforming, Labour…
Dawn
November 17, 2023
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Department for Health and Social Care announces new NIHR Research Delivery Network

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today announced that a new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024. It will support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England. Support for research delivery will include studies funded by government, industry, and charity partners. It will ensure a thriving and vibrant portfolio of…
Dawn
November 17, 2023
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NHS sets ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040

The NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 for the first time ever, which could save thousands of lives every year in England. Speaking at NHS Providers’ annual conference, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard outlined how the health service can achieve the goal for elimination by making it as easy as possible for people to get the lifesaving…
Dawn
November 17, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 4 – 10 November

  Our Future Health: Most have high cholesterol, health project suggests Funded by government and industry, Our Future Health analyses people's genes and lifestyle to prevent disease. Most adults in the UK should be receiving treatment for high cholesterol but are not, while a quarter have untreated high blood pressure, the country's biggest medical-research project suggests. One of the project's…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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First ever rapid test for brain cancer recurrence developed

The world-first finger prick lateral flow test to detect the recurrence of brain cancer is being developed by researchers.  The test is set to revolutionise the monitoring of recurrent brain tumours by allowing patients to easily, rapidly and cheaply test for the disease. This is especially important to sufferers of brain cancers which have high recurrence rates, such as glioblastoma,…
Dawn
November 10, 2023
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