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World-first at-home diabetes test for pregnant women pilot continues to next phase

In a ground-breaking development for pregnant women in the south of England, a world-first at-home diabetes test for pregnant women pilot has continued to the next phase. This is part of a new partnership between diabetes home testing provider and BIVDA member Digostics and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The test operates in the same fashion as a…
Natalie Creaney
April 20, 2023
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Top science, tech and engineering experts to begin placements at DSIT imminently

Just 2 months after the creation of the department, the first science, engineering and technology experts have accepted placements on the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) secondment scheme. The Expert Exchange has been set up to overhaul the way secondees are brought into government, in order to bring cutting-edge expertise from UK academia and industry to drive…
Dawn
April 20, 2023
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Media Monitoring: 8th April – 14th April

The future of digital health: overcoming the sector’s main challenges A blog from BIVDA members CPI examining how to foster growth in digital health now and in the future – a terrific read for BIVDA members! ‘Without a doubt, the UK has the potential to become a world leader in the high-growth IVD industry.’   The Monthly Diagnostics data for…
Natalie Creaney
April 14, 2023
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Tech partnership boosts health innovation in Scotland

Innovative companies will be able to trial new health products in clinical settings across the country following a link-up between the Scottish Government’s £42 million Techscaler programme and the NHS. Participants in the programme, which provides world class expertise and support to young businesses with high growth potential, are being offered access to NHS Regional Test Beds. These enable entrepreneurs…
Natalie Creaney
April 14, 2023
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Life-saving NHS test helping to diagnose thousands with cancer-causing syndrome

A life-saving NHS testing programme is helping to diagnose thousands of people with a genetic condition that increases the chance of developing cancer. The health service has begun rolling out a genetic test for Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of certain cancers, including bowel, ovarian and pancreatic. It is estimated that 1 in 400 people in…
Natalie Creaney
April 14, 2023
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Media Monitoring: April 1st – April 6th

UK’s next generation of medical researchers given funding boost £50 million given to 90 charities to fund revolutionary new medical research into diseases such as cancer, dementia and motor neurone disease. Over 1,200 early career researchers set to benefit from the funding, sustaining the future of the medical research industry. Funding backs PM’s priorities to support the NHS, provide improved…
Natalie Creaney
April 6, 2023
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The Hewitt Review of ICSs released

The former Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, has released her Government-commissioned review of the oversight, governance and accountability of integrated care systems (ICSs). The review was first announced during the Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The review drew upon the experiences of many working with or within ICSs to understand exactly what changes need to be made. As ICSs encompass…
Natalie Creaney
April 6, 2023
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Chemotherapy could be avoided due to blood tests

A blood test could help thousands of patients avoid undertaking chemotherapy each year by detecting whether all cancer cells have been eliminated post-surgery. This is part of a major new bowel cancer trial. Trials monitoring UK lung and breast cancer patients in the same manner are also underway. Doctors estimate that around 50% of patients are entirely cured by surgery,…
Natalie Creaney
March 31, 2023
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NHS patients with rare genetic disorders to be fast-tracked to earlier diagnosis

Hundreds of people with a range of rare conditions primarily affecting the central nervous system will be fast-tracked to diagnosis and specialist care, thanks to the launch of a pioneering new NHS service. Patients with inherited white matter disorders (IWMDs), also known as leukodystrophies, will now have rapid access to expert teams, increased virtual support to reduce unnecessary travel to…
Natalie Creaney
March 31, 2023
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