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REMINDER: The Innovative Devices Access Pathway closes 29 October

We would like to remind members that the The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) closes on 29 October, so get your applications in soon! The IDAP pilot is an initiative to bring new technologies and solutions to the National Health Service (NHS) to help with medical needs that are not currently being met. The aim of IDAP is to enable and improve…
Ben Kemp
October 20, 2023
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Infection 360 Conference, 8 – 9 November in Manchester – sign up now!

Infection 360 |8-9 November | Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre | Event Website: www.infection360.co.uk Join us for Infection 360: What's trending in infection prevention & control. It takes place on 8-9 November 2023 at the Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre where renowned speakers within infection prevention discuss technology and its part in combatting new & existing pathogens. Infection 360…
Dawn
October 13, 2023
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Labour Conference Roundup

This week saw Labour’s 2023 Conference in Liverpool, and with the opposition riding high in the polls, we paid close attention to their comments on health and technology. Much like the Conservative Conference, health policy was often focused on prevention, with Labour also focusing on how the health and wealth of the nation are inextricably linked. The Shadow Health Secretary…
Dawn
October 13, 2023
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Paul Fisher joins BIVDA as Head of Policy, Programmes, and Compliance

We are delighted to announce that Paul Fisher has joined BIVDA as Head of Policy, Programmes, and Compliance after a 25-year career in the public and private sector. Most recently, Paul was a senior Civil Servant with the UK Health Security Agency and the Department of Health and Social Care, specialising in the delivery of significant government health programmes. At…
Dawn
October 13, 2023
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BIVDA attends NHSE/Leeds NIHR-hosted Industry Demand Signalling Event

The AMR Diagnostics team at the Office of the CSO carried out a series of horizon scans with the NIHR Innovation Observatory earlier in the year. These covered several major infection diagnostic pathways (UTI, RTI, sepsis and SSI) and examined potential innovations across the development spectrum from proof of concept through to CE-marked tests already available on the market. Concurrently,…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023
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Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff – medical devices available for prescribing in primary care.

The government has today released the anticipated consultation on Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff – medical devices available for prescribing in primary care. Following the publication DHSC’s Medical Technology Strategy in February 2023, they have set out a series of proposals to modernise Part IX of the Drug Tariff to ensure…
Ben Kemp
October 6, 2023