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 technology, the manifesto committed the Conservatives to: Implement the...
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 polls well on. The manifesto commits the party to over £6 billion extra in...
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 Expo heard from several industry experts. Professor John Fisher of 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 post-referendum. With the General Election on 8th June, political parties now...
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 criticises the 'short-sightedness' of successive governments for not...
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 areas including the use of technology. Like its predecessor, the plan...
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 before outlining further support and investment in game-changing...
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 representatives involved in health economics, reimbursement, market...