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AI Focus At NHSX Lets Clinicians 'Function At The Top Of Their License'

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Less than 2% of NHS England’s budget is spent on digital technology, compared with 4-5% in other industries, NHS chief information officer Dr. Simon Eccles told delegates at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo 2019 this week. But the new NHS AI Lab is seen as a big step in the right direction.

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NHS chief executive Simon Stevens was rushing through the list of new NHS England achievements small and large as he addressed the huge crowds in two separate arenas at the NHS Expo 2019. He listed, for example, the Christie NHS Foundation Trust’s treatment of 80 patients in its proton beam therapy unit since it began receiving patients in December 2018. It is the first of two PBT centers being set up by NHS England.

He also pointed to NICE’s recommendation that the NHS use Novartis’ Luxturna gene therapy in children with vision loss caused...

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A Year After Exiting The Ventilator Market, Medtronic Recalls Thousands Of Newport Devices

 
• By Brian Bossetta

After two serious injuries and one death linked to some of its ventilators, Medtronic has recalled the devices and asked customers to stop using them and find alternative means. The action comes more than a year after the company left the market.

‘UK Must Put Adoption On A Par With Innovation’

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Market access concerns dominated at the annual BioWales In London event, where AstraZeneca set out industry’s priorities and the UK Office for Life Sciences struck an optimistic tone about how the UK will lastingly improve uptake of innovation.

Medtechs Wait For Dividend As UK Spending Review Prioritizes Healthcare And NHS

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Increased support for NHS services and delivery infrastructure announced in the 11 June government spending review by chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves could boost inward investment and offer new market opportunities for medtechs.

UK Healthtech Center Of Excellence Given Key MHRA Digital Regulation Role

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Ahead of the 11 June UK spending review and its anticipated funding uplift for healthcare and life sciences, the MHRA announced an expansion of its digital expertise by creating a dedicated hub in Leeds, a renowned center of medtech excellence.

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Medtechs Wait For Dividend As UK Spending Review Prioritizes Healthcare And NHS

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Increased support for NHS services and delivery infrastructure announced in the 11 June government spending review by chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves could boost inward investment and offer new market opportunities for medtechs.

UK Healthtech Center Of Excellence Given Key MHRA Digital Regulation Role

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Ahead of the 11 June UK spending review and its anticipated funding uplift for healthcare and life sciences, the MHRA announced an expansion of its digital expertise by creating a dedicated hub in Leeds, a renowned center of medtech excellence.

Aneira Health Launches New Precision Medicine Platform Exclusively For Women

 
• By Natasha Barrow

Cecilia Lindgren, Aneira Health’s co-founder and chief science officer, said that the company has “redesigned the diagnostic model.” The subscription-based platform offers clinical-grade and AI diagnostics alongside clinical consultation.