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Value-based procurement pilots launched in thirteen NHS trusts

NHS England has launched pilots of a value-based procurement approach towards MedTech across thirteen trusts. Trusts such as Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will take part, with rollout across the NHS expected by early 2026. The NHS currently spends around £10 billion per year on MedTech, but has previously opted to buy tech based primarily on cost rather than…
Ben Kemp
September 30, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 18th – 24th September

Urgent awareness gap: 1 in 3 Europeans unfamiliar with cystitis, half unaware women are most at risk A new international study has uncovered a concerning lack of public understanding about cystitis and urinary tract infections (UTIs) –  common health issues that disproportionately affect women. The findings, which also highlight widespread misconceptions about prevention and treatment, underscore the urgent need for…
Ben Kemp
September 23, 2025
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Dr Adam Rutherford makes the Radio 4 Appeal on AMR

On Sunday, Dr Adam Rutherford made the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of AMR Action UK. In the 3-minute segment, Dr Rutherford recounted how, like many of his generation, antibiotics has saved his life multiple times. However, due to the rise of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic efficacy is gravely under threat. Dr Rutherford stressed that AMR is not a distant concern,…
Ben Kemp
September 23, 2025
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Trump state visit yields life sciences investment

Donald Trump’s recent state visit to the UK delivered a headline £150 billion package of US investment commitments spanning different industries. The most significant pledge for our sector was a £3.9 billion investment from Prologis, the real estate and logistics giant, aimed at strengthening the UK’s life sciences sector. Prologis confirmed it will expand its footprint at the Cambridge Biomedical…
Ben Kemp
September 23, 2025
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IBMS commissions Lord Carter to lead UK-wide review of pathology

The IBMS Council has commissioned Lord Patrick Carter to lead an independent UK-wide review into pathology. In a changing landscape for diagnostics, with the implementation of the NHS 10-Year Plan and the rise of new technologies and AI, the review will establish evidence on the current state of services, workforce, quality and future opportunities to develop recommendations and guide policymaking.…
Ben Kemp
September 22, 2025
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New joint executive team across DHSC and NHSE to be established

A single joint executive team will be established at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England as part of the transition to one organisation. This aims to provide unified leadership across both organisations, bringing policy and delivery together. The team will manage directors from related work areas from 3 November 2025 and will begin to combine resources.…
Ben Kemp
September 22, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 11th – 17th September

WHO announces the development of guidelines on multiplex testing WHO is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the development of evidence-based recommendations on multiplex testing which will establish critical principles for integrated testing and address latest evidence specific to HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This is the first guideline to incorporate latest evidence and implementation that…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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Blood test trial for over 1,000 dementia sufferers in potential Alzheimer’s breakthrough

Over 1,000 suspected dementia sufferers are to be offered a potentially revolutionary Alzheimer's blood test. UCL scientists leading the trial believe the test will improve the accuracy of diagnosis from 70% to more than 90%. The test measures a biomarker called p-tau217 — associated with the build-up of harmful proteins in the brain — and will be used alongside traditional…
Ben Kemp
September 16, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 4th – 10th September

Private investment could revitalise NHS infrastructure A new report from the NHS Confederation has called for the adoption of international public-private partnership models to inject much-needed capital into the NHS and modernise its crumbling infrastructure.   £22 million to advance health innovation and horizon scanning Newcastle University has secured a further £22 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to continue…
Ben Kemp
September 10, 2025
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