RECENT NEWS

CPI, a leading technology innovation centre, and the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) have joined forces to deliver the MedTech Accelerator: Rapid Regulatory Support Fund (MARRS) a £5 million programme funded by UK Government aimed at supporting and enabling growth in the vital UK MedTech industry.

NHS staff will be able to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct, as part of major plans to improve safety for staff across the health service.

A new report reveals that peristomal skin complications (PSCs) cost England’s economy at least £28.1M per year.

St John Ambulance has released alarming new research that shows that a third of Brits are afraid to give CPR to a woman because they are worried about touching breasts.

A medical centre pioneering an innovative remote monitoring and digital communication platform, won the prestigious The Future NHS Award at the recent NHS Parliamentary Awards which was sponsored by the MDU.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed two important reviews that will help to set the future direction for CQC: the final report of Dr. Penny Dash’s review and the first report of the independent review by Professor Sir Mike Richards.

The UK’s world-leading life sciences sector will receive a £279 million boost to tackle significant health challenges, with an intent expressed by pharmaceutical company, Lilly, to invest in the UK as part of a collaborative partnership with UK government. The news was announced at a recent International Investment Summit.

Since 1970, 37 countries have cut the probability of their citizens dying before they reach age 70 in half, a milestone that signals the remarkable progress many countries have made in preventing and treating disease. But a new report argues that this goal isn’t out of reach for any country that chooses to cut its premature mortality, even those afflicted by war or poverty.

For the third year in a row the challenges facing the UK’s HealthTech industry have continued to grow, the latest sector-wide study has revealed. Following a year marked by regulatory uncertainties and persistent, increasing barriers, the industry, which employs over 150,000 people, finds itself at a critical juncture.

Learna has announced a new partnership with the University of Wolverhampton to offer new Master's and Postgraduate Diploma programmes in Acute and Urgent Care, Diabetes, Healthcare Leadership, Medical Education, and Primary Care.

Research commissioned by Roche and carried out across 12 countries in Latin America and Europe has revealed that half of those polled have either limited or no awareness of the important role human papillomavirus (HPV) plays in cervical cancer.

The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), is proud to launch the first-ever UK Pavilion at Africa Health Exhibition, the continent’s largest healthcare event.

A new partnership between Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland, Newcastle University and The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will play a key role in developing cutting-edge medical diagnostics.

Women with worrying lumps are to be directly referred to a breast diagnostic clinic using the NHS App as part of a new trial, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced. The hope is that this will lead to faster diagnosis for cancer patients and free up more GP appointments.

NHS maternity staff in England will take part in a new pilot programme to help reduce avoidable brain injuries in childbirth, the government has announced.

The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) is marking International Pathology Day on Wednesday 6 November with a day-long virtual conference looking at the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will receive £5.1 million from the Government to improve data infrastructure that will aid cancer and disease research – potentially leading to faster and more accurate diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.

Adsilico, a ground-breaking computational modelling company working with medical simulation and generative AI, recently completed a £3.5 million seed round investment, and now announces its first Chair, Chris Richardson.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has announces it’s sponsorship of the upcoming NHS Parliamentary Awards ceremony, which will be held in Westminster on Monday 14 October 2024.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has successfully gone live with Altera’s Sunrise Knowledge-based Medication Administration (KBMA) system, across all adult inpatient wards. This move enhances patient safety with closed-loop medicine administration and will accelerate digital maturity towards the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) stage 6 target.