Highlights

COVID Antigen & Molecular test laboratory validation consultation On Tuesday Steve Lee (ABHI) and Doris-Ann again co-hosted a webinar to discuss this consultation which is only open until the end of September – the aim was to hear from members and to develop an aligned response from industry. Thank you to everyone who gave us great input – we were…

NHS England is to launch the world’s largest trial of a blood test that aims to detect more than 50 types of cancer. More than 100,000 volunteers are being sought to provide information on the potential usage of the test method within NHS services. The volunteers are to provide blood samples at mobile test clinics in regions across England. The…

Webinar Updates This week, BIVDA and 2 other Trade Associations hosted webinars on behalf of the Department of Health & Social Care. (DHSC) DHSC is developing a new UK Diagnostics strategy for the next 5-10 years across the whole of the health and care system and in collaboration with the private sector. The vision is for the UK to be…

The Government has set out is COVID-19 Autumn and Winter 2021 plan, with a Plan A and Plan B format. Plan A focusses on promoting the vaccination of those not yet inoculated, a new booster jab programme for millions of people and offering vaccinations to the 12-15 year old age group. This Plan A will encourage the continual use of…

The Government’s ‘Start Up Loan’ programme has now provided £600 million to small business outside of the London area. The milestone has been reached, with a Northern Irish firm in the woodcutting business receiving the 600 millionth pound in a loan. The scheme of Government-backed loans aims to provide “outside capital, helping them to create jobs, expand and level up”.…

NIHR (Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative) are holding a workshop titled 'Introduction to Evaluation of Diagnostic Test Workshop'. The event aim to provide participants with a basic overview of the components which one might employ for the evaluation of diagnostic tests, including basic health economics and statistics, searching for evidence, and pragmatic study design. Tests as part…

The University of Warwick, UHCW IOPDTM and WMHTC are hosting this event on Friday 24th September from 9.30 - 16.00. Speakers include Doris-Ann Williams of BIVDA, Mike Richards of NHS England/Improvement and other from Siemens Healthineers, Deloitte and the School of Engineering. This event will bring together key stakeholders from across the NHS, academia, industry and regulatory bodies to explore…

MPs have voted to pass the ‘Health and Social Care Levy’ in the House of Commons, with the extra tax being passed by 319 votes to 248 (a margin of 71). This will usher in a new 1.25% tax on workers and employers, with National Insurance set to rise from April 2022. The ‘Health and Social Care Levy’ is set…