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Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review ‘First Do No Harm’
Last week, the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Review, more commonly known as the Cumberlege review, was published. In February 2018, then Health and Social Care Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,...
NICE commences phased restart of publishing non-COVID-19 guidance
NICE announced its modified publication targets (24 June 2020) for this financial year to include: 4 guideline topics with more to be added to the list in the coming weeks, 8 quality standards, up...
Health tech critical to the screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients as the NHS focuses on restoring ordinary care
The Health Tech Alliance responded to the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recently launched inquiry ‘Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond’. In our response,...
Matt Hancock confirmed as keynote speaker for inaugural Parliament & Healthtech Conference
The Health Tech Alliance is delighted to announce that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural ‘Parliament...
HTA December Meeting explores the realities of procurement
The December Health Tech Alliance meeting saw representatives from the Shelford Group of teaching hospitals provide some fascinating insights into the realities of hospital procurement and work...
Health Tech Alliance launches ‘Parliament & Health Tech’ Conference 2020
The health and social care system in England is fast approaching a crunch point which could make or break its future. Despite the remarkable developments in healthcare which are saving more lives...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...