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Media Monitoring: 6 – 12 February

  Prime Minister makes landmark move for National HIV Testing Week In support of National HIV Testing Week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has become the first serving British Prime Minister and G7 leader to publicly take a rapid HIV home test. The event, held at No. 10 Downing Street, was aimed at raising awareness about the availability of free…
Ben Kemp
February 12, 2025
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New Health Minister appointed

MP for West Lancashire Ashley Dalton has been appointed as a health minister following the departure of Andrew Gwynne MP. Ms Dalton's brief covers public health and prevention, including responsibility for AMR, and is therefore greatly important to BIVDA's work. Ms Dalton has served as a parliamentary private secretary to Wes Streeting since the general election last July. Before entering…
Ben Kemp
February 11, 2025
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NHS mandate and operational planning guidance and priorities 25/26 published

In a busy week for NHS policy, the government’s have published their mandate for the health service, and operational planning guidance and priorities for the coming twelve months. NHS Mandate Announcing the mandate, Health Secretary Wes Streeting doubled-down on his assertion that the health service was broken, not beaten. Mr Streeting reiterated that extra money was not the solution, stating…
Ben Kemp
February 4, 2025
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Chancellor makes growth speech at BIVDA member facility

Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a significant speech yesterday, outlining her vision for driving growth in the UK economy at BIVDA member Siemens Healthineers' facility in Eynsham. This is a strong endorsement of the life sciences industry, which the Chancellor rightly hailed as world-leading in her address, and has been identified by the government as a key growth sector.…
Ben Kemp
February 4, 2025
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UKHSA launches new metagenomic surveillance for health security

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has lauched a world-first metagenomics initiative to aid in the rapid detection of infectious diseases that could threaten the UK. The metagenomics Surveillance Collaboration and Analysis Programme (mSCAPE), which has been in development over the last year, is piloting the use of metagenomic data for public health surveillance and pathogen analysis. The programme is…
Ben Kemp
February 4, 2025
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Kaye attends Responsible AI: Women & Healthcare Conference 2025

Kaye attended the Responsible AI: Women in Healthcare Conference which was held at the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in London last week.  The meeting was chaired by Prof. Erika Denton, National Medical Director of Transformation at NHSE, and Dame Lesley Regan, Women’s Health Ambassador, and the agenda focussed on how AI could potentially help with some of the…
Ben Kemp
February 4, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 23 – 29 January

India, UK renew five-year partnership to strengthen health cooperation India and the United Kingdom have renewed their health and life sciences partnership, signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in critical health sectors. The agreement was formalised at a ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday, attended by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, UK Secretary of State for…
Ben Kemp
January 28, 2025
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Government review reveals under-digitisation of NHS services

The Government have released a state of digital government review, which revealed that despite the UK public sector spending £26 billion (£8 billion in the NHS) on digital resources, the NHS remains severely under-digitised. It found that 45% of NHS services still lack a digital pathway. According to the review, this lack of digitisation causes three main problems: duplication, causing…
Ben Kemp
January 28, 2025
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Nine more hospitals will be joining its opt-out HIV testing programme

An additional nine hospitals will be joining NHS England’s opt-out HIV testing programme as a result of government funding announced in November. This will bring the total number of hospitals funded to routinely test anyone who has their blood taken in their emergency department for HIV to 89. New hospitals set to benefit from funding are those in or near…
Ben Kemp
January 28, 2025
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