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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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Labour Party Conference Round-Up

Fresh from a thumping election victory in the summer, the Labour Party Conference was expected to be the highlight of the autumn conference season. While the atmosphere was undoubtedly positive and brimming with excitement, as noted by our Chief Executive, the event was relatively light on new policy. The Chancellor's speech referenced the life sciences industry, an acknowledgement of how…
Ben Kemp
October 1, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 19 – 25 September

Antimicrobial resistance at a crossroads: the cost of inaction This Lancet paper examines the global cost of AMR, estimating there could be global gross domestic product loss of more than US$1 trillion annually beyond 2030 due to AMR.   New blood test could help spot children at risk of serious illnesses, study finds Scientists say a new blood test that…
Ben Kemp
September 24, 2024
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Lib Dem Conference Round-up

The Lib Dems held their annual conference in Brighton last week and fresh from a record election result, pledged to hold the Government to account on the health service. This was led by Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey, who called his party the 'biggest champions of our NHS'. On reforming the health service, his rhetoric was similar to the Government's,…
Ben Kemp
September 24, 2024
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IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity release final report

The IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity have outlined a series of proposed reforms to improve the health and prosperity of the UK following a three-year investigation. The commission, led by esteemed experts in health such as Lord Darzi and Lord Bethell, have suggested the creation of “neighbourhood health centres” in every part of the country, focused on prevention. Providing…
Ben Kemp
September 24, 2024
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