The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Trust have completed the first NuVision Fellowship Programme auditing patients with corneal disease, who have received amniotic membrane treatment. Over the past 12-months, the Queen Victoria Hospital and Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Trusts have been collaborating to host the...
Opportunities for international partnership in data-driven healthcare
UK MedTech companies are ready to deliver data-driven healthcare to the Commonwealth and beyond. Chris Dyke of Medilink Midlands explains why West Midlands companies are well positioned to export their products and services and share their knowledge. While athletes compete in Birmingham 2022, at UK House: The Commonwealth Business Hub the...
Intelligent post-launch patient support
Enhancing patient safety with AI Why patient safety strategies need to change Ensuring the quality and safety of a medicinal product is both a moral and a regulatory requirement across the biopharmaceutical (biopharma) value chain. Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a crucial mechanism for providing evidence to the biopharma industry and regulators...
FemTech – the long-overlooked gap in the health market surrounding women’s health
Hester Sheehan, who works in Forresters’ Life Sciences team, looks at FemTech – the long-overlooked gap in the health market surrounding women's health Despite making up half of the planet’s population, women are significantly underrepresented in life sciences research. Until 1993, women were excluded from clinical trials with studies being...
The World Has Changed So Much, Yet So Little, Since the 1972 Ugandan Refugee Crisis
By Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL, Chairman of Morningside Pharmaceuticals and the Randal Charitable Foundation. One hopes that the mistakes of the past are learned from and our history’s darkest moments are never repeated again. Sadly, the War in Ukraine and recent conflicts in the Middle East and East...
WM5G launches a Connected Healthcare programme to support digital transformation in the health and care sectors
West Midlands 5G (WM5G) has launched a 2-day programme to help healthcare SME businesses in the Black Country and Coventry and Warwickshire region discover the transformational benefits of digital technologies to drive efficiencies and growth. The interactive Connected Healthcare programme is designed to inspire and equip business owners and those...
Tech Trends 2022: A life sciences perspective
Welcoming digital transformation in life sciences Our Life Sciences perspective on Deloitte’s 13th annual Tech Trends report explores seven emerging technology trends that have the potential to influence your business’s digital journey in 2022. Dive into our complete analysis and discover how life sciences leaders can harness these new trends...
NHS to roll out life-changing glucose monitors to all Type 1 diabetes patients
NHS England patients with Type 1 diabetes will now be eligible for life-changing continuous glucose monitors after the health service secured a new cut-price deal. The wearable arm gadget sends information to a mobile app and allows diabetes patients to keep track of their glucose levels at all times without...
How a QMS supports medical device risk management in ISO 13485
A QMS should ultimately help guard against customer harm or dissatisfaction, by guarding against the risk of failure of the design and build processes. In turn, this helps avoid the commercial failure of the product itself, too. But how do you achieve this? In this article, you’ll read about medical...
UK House – Data Driven Healthcare
The UK House programme is designed to deliver high-level sectoral business events showcasing UK capability and innovation, and to facilitate business connectivity between UK enterprises and both international buyers and investors. On Monday 1 August, the UK House programme focused on “Data Driven Healthcare”. This was followed on Tuesday 2...