Medilink Patrons, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are inviting expressions of interest from med-tech companies within the Midlands region who would be keen to join them for the next Town Hall meeting relating to their Place-Based Impact Acceleration Account (PBIAA) bid. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday 22nd February at...
Midlands Meet up Networking Event
There is still time to book a place at the OBN Midlands focused networking evening on 15 February 2023, organised in collaboration with Penningtons Manches Cooper and co-promoted by, Medilink Midlands and The West Midlands Healthtech Cluster. The purpose of the evening is to showcase the West Midlands' strong and growing...
UK – Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D
UK registered organisations, collaborating with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme, can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative research projects resulting in innovative solutions. Eligibility This competition is open to UK and German collaborations only. To lead a project...
Medilink Member Discounts available at MTI Expo 2023!
In June 2023, Rapid News will be connecting leaders, engineers, innovators and manufacturers with all of the technology and innovation they need to facilitate the design and manufacture of life changing medical devices, at this year's Med-Tech Innovation Expo and Conference. Taking place on 7-8 June 2023 at Birmingham's NEC,...
East Midlands Chamber Urges Region’s Businesses to get Involved with Devolution Consultation
East Midlands Chamber is urging businesses in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to get their voices heard by taking part in a consultation over devolution plans. The four upper-tier local authorities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire last week launched a public consultation into proposals to establish an East Midlands County Combined Authority. Set...
Consultation launched to protect patients from silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance
New consultation launched to inform next stage of tackling antimicrobial resistance building on 20-year vision. Recent estimates suggest that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes 1.27 million deaths globally each year and 7,600 deaths in the UK each year Views sought to inform next 5-year plan to tackle what has been described...
WMAHSN are seeking diagnostic point of care testing in the home setting to avoid conveyances of older patients to hospital
This article was written by Medilink Midlands Patron, the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN). Delivering high quality and frailty-attuned acute assessment and ongoing care outside congested acute hospitals is a very high priority for the NHS. The pandemic demonstrated that hospital-based acute assessment capacity can be rapidly saturated...
Polypharmacy: getting the balance right
The AHSN National Polypharmacy Programme was launched in April 2022. The core principle of the programme is to support local systems to address problematic polypharmacy by using data to identify patients at potential risk of harm and support better conversations about medicines. The programme is based on three core principles supported by...
Government launches climate change consultation for pension scheme
The consultation proposes more effective governance, strategy, risk management and targets for the assessment and management of climate related risks and opportunities for the Local Government Pension Scheme. For more information and to respond, click here
PE Visor design and production Tooling available for acquisition
A Midlands Design consultancy has designed and produced injection moulding tooling for a very successful PPE Visor. They can no longer continue with production due to client work. Visor has been designed to pass PPE Certification happy to work with any company to assist with the regulatory approval process. Open...