Health Tech Alliance and AHSNs explore how to better collaborate with one another
Health Tech Alliance members met with representatives of Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to hear more about the work they do and to discuss ways in which the MedTech industry and AHSNs can better collaborate to increase the uptake and spread of innovation....
Health Committee calls for close regulatory alignment post-Brexit
The Health and Social Care Select Committee has today published its report following the conclusion of its inquiry into the impact of Brexit on medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin and call for close regulatory alignment between the UK and the EU....
NHS Clinical Lead Optimistic About the Future of Innovation
Professor Tony Young, a consultant surgeon and National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England appeared before the Lords Science and Technology Committee this week to discuss the barriers for adopting innovation in the NHS. When questioned by Chairman Lord Patel...
Life sciences order of the day in Parliament
Lord O’Shaughnessy, the Minister responsible for the uptake of medical technologies, appeared before two parliamentary committees yesterday and acknowledged the issues that innovators continue to face around uptake. Speaking before the House of Lords Science &...
Health Tech Alliance Urges Government to Provide Clarity Over Brexit
The Health Tech Alliance has formally submitted a response to the Health Select Committee’s ongoing inquiry into the impact of Brexit on medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin. Members of the Alliance, including both SMEs and large companies, agreed...
The Life Sciences ‘Sector Deal’ – What does it mean for MedTech?
The ’Life Sciences ‘Sector Deal’ was announced this week - the first in a string of ‘sector deals’, to be rolled out as part of the Government’s wider Industrial Strategy. The deal is a series of commitments and investments from both Government and industry, which...
Professor John Bell: Government’s Accelerated Access Pathway is just the starting point
Professor Sir John Bell appeared before the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee today, to discuss what he hoped to see out of the implementation of his Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and the ‘sector deal’ that is to be announced shortly. When asked...
Kings Fund Annual Conference: Jeremy Hunt tells Health Tech Alliance ‘uptake of medical technologies is too slow’
The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt’s comments about medical technologies came as he closed the Kings Fund Annual Conference yesterday. Although he pointed out that safety and quality standards had remained generally high despite the funding squeeze and...
Alliance hears from NHS Improvement and Office for Life Sciences on implementation of the Accelerated Access Review
The Health Tech Alliance’s November meeting could not have been timelier, with the Government’s recent response to the Accelerated Access Review (AAR) giving our members plenty to discuss. Members heard from Miles Scott, Improvement Director at NHS Improvement and...
The Health Tech Alliance comments on Government’s response to the Accelerated Access Review
The Health Tech Alliance welcomes the Government’s long-awaited response to the Accelerated Access Review today and looks forward to working closely with the Accelerated Access Collaborative to drive through the adoption of vital medical technologies to transform...
Hunt committed to streamlined approach to introducing new technologies into NHS
Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt MP appeared before the Commons Health Committee yesterday to address a number of issues, ranging from mental health funding to dental services. Members of the Health Committee referred to recent comments by national medical...