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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...
Conservative Manifesto: What does it mean for health tech?
Last week, Theresa May launched the Conservative manifesto. The manifesto included a number of eye-catching pledges of relevance to the health tech sector and the NHS more broadly. Regarding...
Labour’s plans for health outlined in leaked manifesto
Yesterday’s leaked Labour manifesto, made available only hours before it was to be signed off, offers an insight into the party’s plans for the NHS – an area of policy which the party typically...
Health Tech Alliance hear about forthcoming Science and Innovation Audit at Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2017
The Health Tech Alliance attended the first day of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry this week. Supported by MedilinkUK and Med-Tech Innovation, amongst others, the...
What does the election mean for health tech?
The Prime Minister’s decision to call a General Election sent shockwaves through Westminster, having repeatedly vowed not to have a snap election at a time when the country needed stability...
Lords Committee: Uptake of HealthTech must be a priority for the NHS
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-term Sustainability of the NHS has released a report entitled ‘The Long-term Sustainability of the NHS and Adult Social Care’. Overall the report...
NHS England publishes next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View
Two and a half years since the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View, NHS England has today issued a plan outlining what has been achieved together with changes that will take place in key...
Industry needs clarity on Accelerated Access Review so that health technologies can help transform patient care
The Health Tech Alliance Secretariat attended Reform’s Health Conference last Thursday (9th March) featuring a keynote speech from Health Secretary the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. With the Budget the day...
HealthTech Workshop, 6th October 2016
The HealthTech Alliance was borne out of a workshop convened on 6th October 2016. Chaired by Dame Barbara Hakin, former Deputy Chief Executive of NHS England, the workshop was attended by a range of...