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If effective, a national programme will deliver up to 10,000 units of plasma a week to the NHS to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New parents, unpaid carers, the homeless, young people and cancer patients could benefit from digital solutions as part of the TechForce19 challenge.
We have launched a project to explore how people weigh up the benefits and disadvantages of health and social care data sharing for research.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today officially opened the biggest diagnostic lab network in British history at the launch of a new site in Milton Keynes.
Health and care information will be vital in our response to coronavirus. We must continue to use it well and inform the public to maintain and build trust.
£500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus.
A new £10 million scheme will give leading researchers and businesses the chance to work together to help those facing life-threatening conditions.
The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill introduces new safety measures, increases the professions that can prescribe low-risk medicines and allows hospitals to develop personalised medicines.
Government has pledged £20 million to develop a new vaccine for coronavirus and other infectious diseases
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock's keynote address to the Healthtech Alliance.
The government is collaborating with pharmaceutical company Novartis to launch a clinical trial for new cholesterol treatment.
Professor David Mabey, Professor of Communicable Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine received the Prince Mahidol Award for Public Health.
The £3.5 million investment will help develop new treatments for gonorrhoea and make them available to low- and middle-income countries.
The projects will be awarded the funds from BIRAX, a £10 million programme to support cutting edge UK-Israeli research.
The UK has a unique opportunity to lead the field in Life Sciences, with an exciting and important role for the MHRA.
Businesses can apply for a share of up to £5.4 million for projects that apply whole genome sequencing to the analysis of cancer.
New government research into teenage mental health issues could unlock quicker diagnosis and better support from health facilities and schools.
The government has provided £5 million of UK aid as part of a programme to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agriculture and its impact on the environment.
Businesses can apply for a share of £1.5 million to prepare for, or run, studies that collect data to back their innovative medical technologies.
Organisations can apply for a share of £40 million to develop ideas that could help people to enjoy healthier and more active lives in older age.
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