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Update on MHRA restructuring and BIVDA engagement

As many members will know, MHRA has been undergoing a re-structuring to bring all elements of healthcare regulation together. But meanwhile they have lost critical IVD expertise with recent moves by Graeme Tonbridge, Mike Messenger and Camilla Fleetcroft. This week however Dr Penny Wilson, who will be familiar to many of you, took up position as a Deputy Director  and…
Ben Kemp
June 10, 2022
Membership NewsMembership News ArchiveSustainability ProgrammeSustainability Programme Archive

BIVDA’s Sustainability Hub goes live for members!

BIVDA was pleased to hold its second annual Sustainability Seminar this Thursday 9 June, and the event featured the launch of the BIVDA Sustainability Hub for members to access! The work on the Hub has been led by BIVDA’s Sustainability Programme Lead, Sarah Joy Newton and we are proud to see it go live on the BIVDA site, accessed via…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Doris-Ann to feature on Westminster Health Forum event on ‘Next steps for the UK life sciences sector’

BIVDA CEO Doris-Ann Williams will be speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event titled: Next steps for the UK life sciences sector - policy and regulation, funding and investment, collaboration and the mission approach, evidence and clinical trials, and patient access to innovation’. The event takes place virtually on 19 July, and will be an opportunity to assess changes to…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Monkeypox Testing

From 8 June, Monkeypox has now been designated a notifiable disease in England. This means that all medical doctors and laboratories, are obliged to notify their local council or local health protection team if a patient is suspected to or has been proven to have the virus. Monkeypox cases passed the 300-mark this week in the UK, and the move…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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FREE WEBINAR: Diagnostics and the New NHS

In this FREE 60-minute live event, trusted thought-leader and innovator in the field of medicines management, Shailen Rao (Managing Director of Soar Beyond), takes a look at how integrated care systems (ICSs) will tackle these challenges. Shailen will be joined by Helen to discuss the decisions and tactics that life sciences need to look out for. This session discusses opportunities for industry, including collaborative…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Diagnostics and the New NHS

How should diagnostics companies respond to new NHS systems and policies? As the challenges facing the NHS come under greater focus, we invite you to join us for a deep dive into diagnostics in the post-COVID NHS. In this FREE 60-minute live event, trusted thought-leader and innovator in the field of medicines management, Shailen Rao (Managing Director of Soar Beyond), takes a look at…
Natalie Creaney
June 9, 2022
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External Affairs – 6 Month Update

The last six months have been very busy in terms of our External Affairs outreach and stakeholder activities. From the publishing of the Health and Care Bill into law, to the further roll-out of Community Diagnostics Centres, diagnostics has been a crucial topic of focus for parliamentary debate, policy setting and economic growth in the UK. Here are some highlights:…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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A Regulatory Recap

EU IVDR The EU IVDR date was application was 26 May 2022, with a number of the key dates now amended to provide more time for compliance in line with the risk class of the device. The new dates for implementation will be: 26 May 2024 for certain requirements for devices manufactured in-house (2028 to demonstrate unavailability of an equivalent…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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Update on Public Programmes Core to BIVDA Operational Activity

NHS Supply Chain and Public Procurement Legislation NHS England has recently re-stated the importance of procurement in achieving mature/ thriving network status for laboratories with the official line being that procurements should be made through the NHS Supply Chain category towers. BIVDA is working with the national pathology team at NHS England and the category tower to ensure that strategy,…
Ben Kemp
June 1, 2022
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‘Digital’ surveys launched by NHS Transformation Directorate to aid interoperability and standards approaches

Two new surveys have been launched by NHS Transformation Directorate examining the current state of interoperability, integration, data accessibility and standards, and how they can be improved in future. Recent feedback from the Digital Working Party suggests that these are pressing issues for member companies. There appears to be significant frustration regarding interoperability in the NHS, particularly the different systems…
Natalie Creaney
May 27, 2022
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