Forthcoming Events
Member meeting with the Centre for Improving Data Collaboration – 7th June
The Centre for Improving Data Collaboration from the NHS Transformation Directorate (formerly NHSX) will be leading our member meeting on 7th June, 12:30-2pm. A slightly longer session this time to fit in all that we’ll want to cover.
The Centre for Improving Data Collaboration is a relatively new business unit which was created to support the health and social care sector to enter into data-sharing partnerships that benefit the NHS, patients and the public. You can find out more about how the Centre is seeking to improve data collaboration here.
We have a brilliant panel lined up, including:
- Catherine Pollard, Director of Tech Policy
- Claire Bloomfield, Deputy Director, Data for R&D
- Kelly Lin, Deputy Director, Commercial Delivery
Previous Events
Engaging with the private sector
26th January
We hosted a a member meeting with the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN), focusing on engagement with the private sector. Chaired by Dame Barbara Hakin, panellists included:
- David Hare, Chief Executive of IHPN
- Jim Easton, Vice Chair and Care UK Managing Director
- Nathan Ivens, Head of Procurement at Ramsay Health Care UK
All panellists spoke candidly to our members, outlining the successful and unsuccessful ways for industry to engage with the private sector, as well as the private sector is currently facing.
‘State of Play of the NHS’
2nd December
Our Chair, Dame Barbara Hakin, who offered a ‘state of play’ presentation and Q&A on the NHS and upcoming changes. This covered the upcoming changes including launching of ICSs in July 2022, formation of the MedTech Directorate, the amalgamation of NHSX into the Transformation Directorate, as well as covering the three big problems facing the NHS:
- The backlog of care
- The finite number of people in the workforce
- Backlog of maintenance and funding deficits despite the extra funding announced by Government
Parliament & HealthTech Conference
14th October 2021
The Health Tech Alliance hosted the third of its Parliament & HealthTech Conferences on 14th October 2021. The topic is HealthTech 2025: The Vision Ahead.
14th September 2021
We heard from NHS Supply Chain and NHSE/I including Heather Tierney-Moore, interim Chair of Supply Chain and Sara Ford, Customer and Strategy Director.
Parliament & HealthTech Conference
24th June 2021
The Health Tech Alliance is hosting the second of its Parliament & HealthTech Conferences on 24th June 2021. The topic is Healthcare, AI and data: bridging the divide.
13th May 2021
The Health Tech Alliance heard from Anne Rainsberry, former NHS England Regional Director for London on the topic of HealthTech and the workforce.
Parliament & HealthTech Conference
27th April 2021
The Health Tech Alliance is hosting the first of its Parliament & HealthTech Conferences on 27th April 2021.
For more information click here.
21st January 2021
We heard from Matt Whitty, Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative about the AAC’s learnings from Covid-19 and future plans for HealthTech adoption. Whitty exclusively revealed the decision to broaden the criteria for the MedTech Funding Mandate from April 2022.
3rd December 2020
Members heard from Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Centre for Health Technology Evaluation at NICE, Meindert Boysen, and Senior Technical Advisor at NICE, Paul Dimmock, during the 3rd December 2020 members’ meeting. The meeting focused on NICE’s role in innovation and its future strategy, as well the evolving nature of NICE’s dialogue with industry going forwards.
6th October 2020
The Health Tech Alliance arranged a meeting with senior representatives of the AHSN Network to discuss how industry and AHSNs could collaborate more effectively. AHSNs are set out their plans to support industry with real-world evidence generation.
16th September 2020
Members heard from Nigel Edwards, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust on the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and the new ICS and ICP landscape.
30th June 2020
The Health Tech Alliance heard from former founding Chief Executive Sir Andrew Dillon about the future of NICE, what the Covid-19 pandemic meant for the organisation and the expected changes for the evaluation of health technologies.
28th January 2020
The Health Tech Alliance convened its inaugural Parliament & HealthTech Conference in the Houses of Parliament. The Conference was hosted by Steve McCabe MP, chaired by Dame Barbara Hakin, the Chair of the Health Tech Alliance, and was attended by nearly 200 delegates from across the industry, Parliament, civil society, the NHS and wider health bodies. It was sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences, Intuitive and iRhythm Technologies. The conference heard keynote speeches from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Dr Sam Roberts, Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative and two panel sessions featuring a host of senior stakeholders from across the health system. Read more here.
5th December 2019
Members heard from representatives of the Shelford Group of teaching hospitals about the realities of hospital procurement and discuss how industry and hospital procurement teams can work together more effectively and in alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan. Read more here.
20th September 2019
A range of speakers from across the Academic Health Science Networks provided our members provided a detailed outline of the AHSN Network’s role in driving the uptake of innovation and how this ties with the work of the Accelerated Access Collaborative and the Long Term Plan. Members later joined forces with AHSN representatives to discuss how both entities collaborate more effectively. Read more here.
11th July 2019
Innovation and technology in the NHS – development, uptake and workforce engagement
The Health Tech Alliance attended this Westminster Health Forum event which was an opportunity to hear about the work of the recently launched NHSX and provided an opportunity to consider what support the Accelerated Access Collaborative can provide to innovators to ensure the uptake of new technologies in the NHS.
21st May 2019
Members heard from the former Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy about the healthtech policy landscape and Dr Helen Compton of the NIHR about the latest developments on the Accelerated Access Collaborative. Read more here.
16th January 2019
Following the publication of the NHS’ long-term plan, members discussed the plans’ implications for healthtech and NHS’ key areas of long-term focus. Read more here.
4th September 2018
Members heard from Dr Sam Roberts, Director of Life Sciences and Innovation and Jill Cockrill, Senior Casemix Consultant at NHS Digital. Read more here.
8th May 2018
Members received advice on best practice in NICE submissions and assessments and a live demo of HealthTech Connect (formerly MedTechScan) horizon-scanning system. Speakers: David Sissling, Sheryl Warttig and Paul Dimmock from the NICE Centre for Health Technology Evaluation. Read more here.
20th February 2018
The Alliance held a workshop on how healthtech companies could better collaborate with the Academic Health Science Network (AHSNs) hearing from Steve Feast, Managing Director of Eastern AHSN and Holly McLaren, Commercial Director of UCL Partners. Read more here.
16th November 2017
Following the Government’s response to the Accelerated Access Review (AAR), the Alliance heard from Miles Scott, Improvement Director at NHS Improvement and Caroline Fenwick, from the Office for Life Sciences, both of whom were overseeing implementation of the AAR at their respective organisations. Read more here.
18th July 2017
Rachel Yates, the Managing Director and Deputy SRO of the ‘Getting It Right First Time’ (GIRFT) programme updated members on the progress of the GIRFT programme. Read more here.
9th May 2017
Members were given an exclusive first look at the MedTech Early Technical Assessment (META) tool, hearing from NICE’s Carla Deakin and Deborah Morrison. Read more here.