NHS Medtech Demand-Side Should Be Greater Priority, Says UK Industry In AAR Response

The Accelerated Access Review, part of the UK's renewed push to speed access to innovations for system efficiency, cost savings and outcomes improvements, strikes most of the right notes, but there is still room for improvement in the framework of innovation adoption by the NHS, according to an industry-commissioned response to the review.

Will the latest drive to create a UK environment that rewards medtech innovation with swift adoption and appropriate reimbursement solve the problems that the industry has been highlighting for a decade or more? The fervent hope is that the mechanisms and support offered in recent government initiatives, including the Accelerated Access Review (AAR), will provide lasting answers and represent more than good intentions, well written.

The Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has commissioned a report that dissects the AAR, and weighs the...

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