The Queen’s Speech announces plans for a new Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
The State Opening of Parliament happened this week, marking the start of a new parliamentary session. The Queen set out the Government’s legislative agenda for this session. This included a Medicines and Medical Devices Bill. The Government have been keen to highlight...
HTA members gain insights from the Academic Health Science Networks
Our most recent Health Tech Alliance heard from a range of speakers from across the Academic Health Science Networks, who provided our members with a wealth of intelligence and great tips on topics ranging from the evidence gathering, testing and funding...
Boris Johnson on Life Sciences: What can we expect from the new Prime Minister?
While his campaign was unsurprisingly focused on Brexit, with pledges around technology and business occasionally making an appearance, Boris Johnson’s leadership bid was relatively quiet on his ambitions for the health service and life sciences...
NHSX launches AI Lab to boost role of AI within the NHS
NHSX are launching an NHS AI Lab in partnership with the Accelerated Access Collaborative. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed that £250m will be spent on boosting the role of AI within the health service, telling BBC news that the AI lab will be used to...
Simon Stevens looks to the future at the Public Policy Project’s Summer Reception
The Health Tech Alliance attended Public Policy Projects’ annual summer reception, where attendees heard from guest speaker Simon Stevens, who spoke candidly about his plans for delivering the NHS Long-Term Plan. Alongside a beautiful sunset view, we got to hear from...
Health Tech Alliance attend Westminster Health Forum event on healthtech
The Health Tech Alliance was delighted to attend a conference on ‘Innovation and technology in the NHS – development, uptake and workforce engagement’ organised by the Westminster Health Forum. Dr Simon Eccles, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at NHSX, highlighted...
Health Tech Alliance at the Reform Conference 2019
The Health Tech Alliance attended he Reform Health conference, which this year focused on ‘Unlocking the promise of digital health’. Opening the session, NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens announced that funding for 10 new tests and treatments as part of the Innovation...
Members’ Meeting: Members hear from Lord O’Shaughnessy, former Health Minister and get insight into the Accelerated Access Collaborative
At our latest Health Tech Alliance members’ meeting, attendees had the fascinating experience of hearing first-hand from former Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy, about his ambitions for the UK’s growing life sciences sector. During his time as Parliamentary Under...
The Future of MedTech looks bright at this year’s MedTech-Innovation Expo
The Health Tech Alliance was delighted to attend the annual MedTech Innovation Expo. Taking place at Birmingham’s NEC Arena, the Expo brings together companies from across the medical technology supply chain as well as key speakers from industry, the health service...
How high-performing products will be selected by the Accelerated Access Collaborative
The Health Tech Alliance has summarised below how high-performing products will be identified and selected by the Accelerated Access Collaborative and how support will be offered to such products. What types of innovations are eligible for support? Each year, the AAC...
Health Tech Alliance welcomes newly revamped Accelerated Access Collaborative and launch of the HealthTech Connect system
The Health Tech Alliance welcomes the recent announcements on a newly revamped Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) and the formal launch of HealthTech Connect, the new online resource to help identify and support new health technologies as they move to adoption....
Members’ Meeting: What the NHS Long-Term Plan holds for HealthTech
As a change from our usual programme of speakers, at the last members’ meeting Health Tech Alliance Chair, Dame Barbara Hakin spoke to members about the difficulties of the NHS system and her thoughts on the Long Term Plan, drawing on her forty-year career as a GP,...