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UK’s COVID-19 Track-And-Trace Confusion Persists

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Surveillance and track-and-trace have emerged as the new focus of the UK’s COVID-19 control strategy, but a workable plan is yet to crystalize.

BATH, UK - MAY 9, 2020 : Close-up of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app on an iPhone screen with a thumb hovering above it. The app is used to track contact between people with Coranavirus.

While the pilot program for the app that is seen as a major element in the UK’s COVID-19 surveillance effort proceeds to its planned conclusion, confusion reigns over the bigger track-and-trace picture for the UK. Launch timings and indeed the central content and direction of the national plan for surveillance of infected individuals and contact tracing remain unclear. National Health Service leaders it see as a critical element to ensure a second coronavirus spike does not occur.

A three-week trial of the UK government’s COVID-19 app was launched to the 140,000 population of the Isle of Wight...

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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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