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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Tech Alliance November Event: Implementation of the Accelerated Access Review
CQC State of Care report – Challenge for healthtech innovators is to embed safety in new ways of working and collaborating
Tuesday saw a number of interesting health stories, including the release of the annual State of Care assessment from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report found that an ageing population...
Updates from the Conservative Party Conference
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP has laid out ambitious plans to deliver the largest increase in training "in the history of the NHS". He made the pledge at the Conservative Party Conference in...
UK Health Show 2017: Our highlights
The UK Health Show took place this week at the Olympia in London and provided a great opportunity for the Health Tech Alliance to observe and interact with technological suppliers and innovators...
Labour pledge an emergency £500m ‘winter bailout fund’
The Health Tech Alliance attended this week’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton. One of the key announcements was Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth’s calls for the Government to supply an...
Minister outlines Government plans to respond to the Accelerated Access Review in October
Lord O’Shaughnessy, the minister responsible for the uptake of new drugs and medical technologies, confirmed that the Government will respond to the Accelerated Access Review by the end of October...