Innovation Ecosystem Programme report
Yesterday the Innovation Ecosystem Programme (IEP) published a report summarising its findings from the last 18 months, and makes a series of recommendations for the NHS to improve the adoption of innovation. The report was led by Roland Sinker CBE, National Director...
HTA response to Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS
The former health minister Lord Darzi has published his independent investigation into the state of the NHS. The investigation will support the development of a new 10 year plan for the NHS, to be published early next year. The full report can be found here,...
Health Tech Alliance responds to the One Year On review of the first MedTech Strategy
On the publication of the Government’s One Year On MedTech Strategy on 9th April, Dame Barbara Hakin, chair of the Health Tech Alliance comments: “We are pleased that the government has released its ‘MedTech Strategy: One Year On’ review and the medical technology...
Highlights 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the team thought to share some of the highlights from the past 12 months. In addition to welcoming new team members to the Secretariat, the Health Tech Alliance grew through new industry and associate members, hosting bigger events than ever...
Parliament & Health Tech Conference is returning on 28th November
The Health Tech Alliance’s flagship event, the Parliament & HealthTech Conference, will be returning on Tuesday 28th November from 2-6pm. Chaired by Dame Barbara Hakin, former Deputy Chief Executive of NHS England and Chair of the Health Tech Alliance, and hosted...
HTA at Labour party conference
Last week our CEO, Nick Lansman, and Director of External Affairs, Ellie Kearney, attended Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Ellie’s round-up can be seen below: “With over 18,000 attendees at the conference last week, every fringe and auditorium was packed with...
Open Access Government feature
We are delighted to be featured in the October edition of Open Access Government discussing the importance of digital and technological innovations, particularly virtual wards, in supporting NHS healthcare providers! See the editorial or click here to see our feature...
HTA at Conservative party conference
HTA's Policy Manager Anna Parnanen attended the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this week. Sharing some of her thoughts on the various fringe events and speeches, she comments: "Listening to the Health Secretary at fringes and the main stage, it was great...
Parliament & HealthTech – Robotics Roundtable report
As part of the Health Tech Alliance’s Parliament & HealthTech 2023 series, we held a private Parliamentary roundtable in July. The roundtable focused on the use of robotics within the health system, the barriers facing adoption, and how this technology can support...
Government’s £200 million resilience funding announcement
“The Government announced an additional £200 million to boost resilience within the NHS. Whilst this will help to increase hospital bed capacity as we head into the winter months, it is simply not enough to establish long-term, sustainable resilience within the NHS...
HTA attends Kidney Research UK’s Parliamentary Reception
Last week, as part of Health Tech Alliance’s renal care sub-group, we attended Kidney Research UK’s Parliamentary Reception. The event was incredibly interesting, with a high calibre of speakers including: - Kidney Research UK’s CEO Sandra Currie, who discussed the...
GIANT Health event partnership
We're proud to announce an important partnership between Health Tech Alliance and GIANT Health. As part of this partnership, we invite members of the Health Tech Alliance to participate in GIANT Health Event 2023! The GIANT Health Event is the UK’s unmissable...