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Media Monitoring: 25 – 31 January

Warnings of bare R+D pipeline for top pathogens with pandemic potential, as latest 100 Days Mission report launched New analysis reveals limited approved tests, treatments and vaccines for WHO priority pathogens, except COVID-19 and Ebola Zaire. Progress made in vaccines R&D in 2023, but diagnostics and therapeutics underfunded and lagging. Partners come together in Rome as Italy’s G7 Presidency gets…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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UKHSA release 5-year Pathogen Genomics Strategy

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its Pathogen Genomics Strategy, laying out a 5 year plan for the organisation’s role in the wider delivery of pathogen genomics to prepare for and respond to infectious disease threats to public health. The new strategy sets out a programme to improve UKHSA’s ability to detect and understand the pathogens that pose the…
Dawn
January 31, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 18 – 24 January

Health Secretary announces new women's health priorities for 2024 Top priorities to be tackled under the Women’s Health Strategy in 2024 include menstrual problems and menopause, maternity care and birth trauma support. Health Secretary addresses women’s health champions at major London event to outline plans for coming year and celebrate successes of strategy’s first year. £50 million has been assigned…
Ben Kemp
January 24, 2024
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First patients with inherited blood disorders to get world-first NHS test to curb transfusion side effects

From this week, thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a world-first ‘blood matching’ genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care. The NHS becomes the first healthcare system in the world to provide a new blood group genotyping…
Ben Kemp
January 24, 2024
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Chancellor champions the UK life sciences industry at Davos

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt represented the UK at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. He bore the message that the UK is a world leader in science and technology and ripe for investment from the international business community. The Chancellor met with chief executives from the world’s top-tier companies and speak about his optimism for the UK’s economic…
Ben Kemp
January 24, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 11 – 17 January

Report: NHS Supply Chain and efficiencies in procurement The NHS is not maximising its spending power to save money when purchasing medical equipment and consumables, according to a new National Audit Office (NAO) report. The report found that the NHS continued to spend more than £3 billion outside NHS Supply Chain, its purpose-built procurement route, as customer satisfaction with Supply…
Dawn
January 17, 2024
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Scientists develop test which can detect 18 early-stage cancers

Scientists have developed a test which is able to detect 18 early-stage cancers, which has been hailed by experts as a key step towards improving the early detection of cancer in a highly accurate, non-invasive way. Often existing methods for screening are invasive and more costly, meaning this new test represents huge progress in diagnosing cancer in a more effective…
Dawn
January 17, 2024
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Landmark national study supports use of whole genome sequencing in standard cancer care

In the largest study of its kind, scientists report how combining health data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data in patients with cancer can help doctors provide more tailored care for their patients. The research, published in Nature Medicine, shows that linking WGS data to real-world clinical data can identify changes in cancer DNA that may be relevant for an individual…
Dawn
January 17, 2024
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NHS England trials home testing for Chronic Kidney Disease. Tens of thousands of patients at risk of kidney disease will be able to get tested from the comfort of their own homes as part of a £30 million tech and AI innovation fund this winter. The Healthy.io early detection device will initially be sent to 30,000 patients who are considered…
Dawn
January 10, 2024
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MHRA Roadmap

A new MedTech roadmap published by the MHRA The MHRA have today published a roadmap towards the future regulatory framework for medical devices. This sets out their planned activities into 2025. The roadmap is intended to deliver greater international harmonisation, with more patient-centred, proportionate requirements for medical devices which are responsive to technological advances. Dr Laura Squire, the MHRA’s MedTech Regulatory Reform…
Dawn
January 10, 2024
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