New Department of Health Ministers announced

Following last week’s General Election, at which two serving Health Ministers lost their seats, Number 10 has announced the new Ministerial team at the Department of Health. Steve Brine MP and Jackie Doyle Price MP have joined the Department as Parliamentary Under...

The Rise of STPs: what do they mean for the NHS?

With the major parties all committed to further increases in healthcare spending, much of the debate in this area in the run up to the General Election has been dominated by a single acronym: STPs – sustainability and transformation plans. The Conservative manifesto...

New tool for medtech companies

NICE is launching the Medtech Early Technical Assessment (META) tool that will allow for medical technology to reach patients faster. Members of the Health Tech Alliance were given an exclusive look at the tool at a recent meeting, hearing from Carla Deakin (Associate...