Glossary of Health Terms & Acronyms
Source: ABHI. Published: January 2019.
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Report: OPTIMISING PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH BEHAVIOURAL MODIFICATION
Source: ABHI. Published: June 2019.
ITN PRODUCTIONS INDUSTRY NEWS & ABHI
Source: ITN & ABHI Published: May 2019
UK LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY WELCOMES LAUNCH OF HEALTH INNOVATION RESEARC…
Source: ABHI & Partners Published: June 2016
RECORD SALES FOR ABHI UK PAVILION AT ARAB HEALTH 2020
Source: ABHI Published: April 2019
AHSN NETWORK JOINS FORCES WITH ABHI AT MEDICA 2019
Source: ABHI Published: April 2019
Careers in HealthTech
Source: ABHI Published: March 2019
Brexit Resources
Source: ABHI Published: February 2019
ABHI Analysis: NHS Long Term Plan
Source: ABHI Published: January 2019.
ABHI STATEMENT ON THE NHS LONG-TERM PLAN
Source: ABHI. Published: January 2019.
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES “SECTOR DEAL” FOR WOUND CARE
Source: ABHI Published: December 2018.
ABHI STATEMENT ON ICIJ INVESTIGATION
Source: ABHI Published: Nov 2018
UK Companies Showcase HealthTech Solutions at MEDICA 2018
Source: ABHI. Published: October 2018.
HEALTHTECH INDUSTRY BREXIT CONTINGENCY PLANNING FIRMLY UNDERWAY
Source: ABHI Published: August 2018
ABHI at 30: A Message From Scott Whitaker
Source: AdvaMed Published: November 2018
Business Brexit Checklist
Source: British Chambers of Commerce Published: September 2018
HEALTHTECH IS THE UK’S LARGEST LIFE SCIENCE EMPLOYER
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2018.
ABHI Expands US 'Innovation Hub'
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2018.
ABHI Welcomes NHS Funding Commitment
Source: ABHI Date: June 2018.
ABHI Partner News: Present Solutions to the Armed Forces
Source: Medical Innovation and jHub. Published: June 2018.
ABHI Appoints New International Manager
Source: ABHI Published: July 2018
Reputation, Ethics & Human Rights in HealthTech
Source: ABHI Published: July 2018
ABHI Code of Business Practice
Building trust with the highest professional standards
UK Pavilion set to Grow
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
Report: Healthy outside the EU: January 2018 Update
Source: ABHI. Published: January 2018.
Checklist: Are you Ready for Brexit?
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2018
Case Study: GHX & Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Source: GHX. Published: August 2018.
AHSN Innovation Case Study
Source: West of England AHSN Published: June 2017.
ABHI Seminar: Are you Ready for Brexit
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2018.
Webinar: Revised Manufacturer Incident Report Form: what is new?
Source: MedTech Europe Published: April 2018.
Industry Says: The Future is HealthTech
Source: ABHI Published: May 2018.
Report: Transforming our Healthcare System
Source: The King's Fund. Published: April 2015.
VIDEO: Patient Story - Michael Cogswell
Source: Eucomed
Brexit Poses Product Supply threat to UK Patients
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
Press Release: ABHI Supports UK Market Entry for Middle Eastern Compan…
Source: ABHI. Published: January 2018.
ABHI Statement on European Commission Notice
Source: ABHI. Publised: January 2018.
Middle East Announced as Key Priority Market for UK MedTech Companies
Source: ABHI Published: January 2018
Cost of Serving the NHS the Biggest Barrier to Innovation
Source: ABHI Published: January 2018.
ABHI Welcomes the Accelerated Access Review
Press Release. Source: ABHI
UK HealthTech Association Launch First Pathfinder Program
Source: ABHI Published: April 2018
Video: Why SME's Should Join an ABHI Mission
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
Graphic: Why the NHS is Still Struggling to Make the Most of New Innov…
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
ABHI Partners with Leading US Business Accelerators
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
ABHI Women in Leadership: Best Practice Document
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
What Digital Changes can we Expect in the NHS? ABHI & Noel Gordon Part…
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
'Digitally Future Proofing' Your Products. ABHI & Noel Gordon Part 3
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
How Can the NHS Best Utilse Digital? ABHI & Noel Gordon Part 1
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
Video: ABHI and the UK Pavilion at Arab Health
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
P3 Medical Ltd Join the ABHI Innovation Hub
Source: ABHI Published: March 2018
Endomag Announced as First Company to be Located at ABHI Innovation Hu…
Source: ABHI Published: December 2017.
FlipPad offers medical grade protection at Texas Children's Hospital
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2017.
Press Release: MediSens Conference
Source: MediSens Published: November 2017.
Report: MTE Brexit Position Paper
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: November 2017.
ABHI Press Release: UK Health ‘Innovation Hub’ Opens at Dell Medical S…
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2017.
MEDICA Offers Global Platform for UK Companies
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2017.
ABHI Welcomes Government Response to Accelerated Access Review
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2017.
Conservative Party Conference: Health Policy Announcements
Source: NHS Confed Date: October 2017
Video: Phil Brown on the ABHI Regulatory Conference
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2017.
Video: Becton Dickinson’s Greg Quinn Talks ‘Value’
Published: November 2017. Source: ABHI.
Video: ABHI Women in Leadership Reflections
Source: ABHI Published: October 2017
Webinar: New EU Regulations for Medical Devices
Source: ABHI. Published: June 2017.
Webinar: Quality Systems and the MDR Implementation
Implementing the new Regulation. Source: ABHI. Published: March 2017.
MHRA’s John Wilkinson: MDR in the UK
Source: ABHI Published: October 2017
Hospital Acquired Infections
Source: MedTec Europe Date: May 2017
Joint Medical Technology Associations Letter on Brexit
Source: ABHI Date: September 2017
Health technologies – are older people interested?
Source: 2020Health Date: May 2016
Brexit Health Alliance: Collective 'asks'
Source: NHS Confed Date: July 2017
Brexit Health Alliance Focus Areas
Source: NHS Confed Date: August 2017
Little-known facts about university hospitals
Source: NHS Confed Date: August 2017
Why are locals fighting NHS transformation?
Source: NHS Confed Date: August 2017
Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group
Source: NHS Confed Date: September 2017
New care models: Harnessing technology
Source: NHS Providers Date: September 2017
Vanguard Programmes in Calderdale and Wakefield
Source: NHS Confed Date: September 2017
The Bottom Line: Understanding the NHS Deficit
Source: Nuffield Trust Date: August 2017
STP's in London
Source: Kings Fund Date: October 2017
Infographic: Making Sense of Brexit
Key stats and Questions about Brexit & the NHS. Source: NHS European Office. Published: March 2017.
Graphic: NHS Vanguard Factsheets
Source: NHS Clinical Commissioners, Local Government Association & NHS Confed. Published: Feb 2016.
Graphic: Value of MedTech
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: January 2015.
Graphic: 2014 Industry Figures
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: January 2015.
ABHI Webinar: Economic Operators
Source: ABHI Published: October 2017.
ABHI Brexit Survey Report 2017
Source: ABHI. Published: July 2017.
The MDR: Transitioning between old and new
Source: ABHI & BDIA Published: September 2017.
Report: Optimising Quality of Life in Scotland
An outcomes framework for older people. Source: NHS Health Scotland. Published August 2014.
Graphic: Making Change Possible
Source: The King's Fund. Published: July 2015.
Graphic: Mythbusting CCG Finances
Source: NHS Clinical Commissioners Published: July 2015.
Graphic: Independent Sector
Source: NHS Confederation Published: March 2016.
Graphic: Finance from the Front
Source: NHS Confederation Published: December 2015.
Graphic: The MedTech Industry
Source: ABHI Published: June 2016
Infographic: The Procurement Process
Source: ABHI. Published: January 2017.
Reasons for NHS Delays
Source: NHS Confed. Published: May 2017.
Briefing: NHS Clinical Commissioners
Source: NHS Clinical Commissioners. Published: January 2015.
Briefing: Computerisation of Medical Systems
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: October 2015.
Briefing: Procurement Transformation Programme
Source: NHS Procurement. Published: December 2016.
Briefing: NHS Performance Stats
Source: NHS Confed. Published: February 2017.
Briefing: Building on the Industrial Strategy
Source: NHS Confed. Published: March 2017.
Briefing: Welsh NHS Confederation on Brexit
Source: NHS Confederation. Published: December 2016.
Report: Implementing the Five Year Forward View
Source: The King's Fund. Published: February 2015.
Report: The European Medical Technology industry in figures
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: March 2016.
Report: Options for Integrated Commissioning
Source: The King's Fund. Published: June 2015.
Report: Place-based Systems of Care
Source: The King's Fund. Published: November 2015.
Report: Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs)
Source: King's Fund. Published: November 2016.
Report: MCP Emerging Care Model
Source: NHS England. Published: July 2016.
Report: Care Quality Commission (CQC) Strategy for 2016-2021
Source: Care Quality Commission. Published: May 2016.
Report: A Digital NHS
Source: The Kings Fund. Published: September 2016.
Report: NHS Finances to 2020
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: August 2016.
Report: New Care Models
Source: The King's Fund. Published: October 2016.
Report: Understanding Patient Flow in Hospitals
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: October 2016.
Report: Clinical Commissioning
Source: The King's Fund & Nuffield Trust. Published: July 2016.
Report: Sustainability and Tranformation Plans
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: September 2016.
Report: Delivering the 2015 Spending Review
Source: Reform. Published: June 2016.
Report: Perspectives for the Dalton Review
Source: The King's Fund. Published: July 2014.
Report: Digital Health & Learning from Connections
Source: 2020 Health. Published: June 2015.
Governance challenges for providers in light of the Dalton review
Source: NHS Providers & NHS Confed. Published: March 2015.
Report: Innovations and the NHS
Source: Youth Health Parliament. Published: December 2016.
Report: NHS Scotland 2012-2017 Strategy
Source: NHS Health Scotland. Published: 2012.
Report: NHS Scotland 2016-2017 Delivery Plan
Source: NHS Health Scotland. Published: 2016.
Report: Healthy Outside the EU
Source: ABHI. Published: April 2017.
Report: Manifesto for MedTech 2017
Source: ABHI. Published: April 2017.
ABHI Annual Report 2016
Source: ABHI. Published: March 2017.
Surgical Instrument Purchase and Care Guide
Source: ABHI. Published: December 2016.
Report: Cogent Skills Partnership
Source: Cogent Skills. Published: May 2017.
Report: ABHI Brexit Survey Results 2016
Source: ABHI. Published: July 2017.
UK MedTech companies keen to forge relationships with California
Source: ABHI Published: September 2017.
Integration between health and social care and celebrating best practi…
Source: NHS Confed. Publication: June 2017.
Learning from Scotland's NHS
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: July 2017.
Report: Who Cares? The Future of General Practice
Source: Reform. Published: April 2016.
Report: Life Sciences Strategy for Scotland: 2025 Vision
Source: Scottish Enterprise. Published: February 2017.
Report: Delivering Sustainability and Transformation Plans.
Source: Kings Fund. Published: February 2017.
Report: Shifting Care out of Hospitals
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: March 2017.
Report: Brexit and Health and Social Care
Source: Health Select Committee Submission from NHS Confed. Published: October 2016.
Report: Saving STP's
Source: Reform. Published: February 2017.
Report: The Five Year Forward View
Source: NHS England. Published: October 2014.
Report: Innovation into Action
Source: NHS England. Published: September 2015.
Bioscience and Health Technology Database
Source: UK Government Published: April 2016.
Accelerated Access Review Report
Source: UK Government. Published: October 2016.
Using IT to improve the NHS
Source: UK Government. Published: August 2016.
MedTech Europe COBP
Source: MedTech Europe. Published: December 2016.
Long Term Sustainability of the NHS
Source: House of Lords Select Committee. Published: April 2017.
Understanding NHS Financial Pressures
Source: The King's Fund. Published: March 2017.
ABHI Welcomes the Launch of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy
Source: ABHI. Published: September 2017.
Texas MedTech Mission Creates Demand for British-Developed Products
Source: ABHI. Published: September 2017.
ABHI Launches International Membership
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2017.
Press Release: Arab Health Success for UK Clinics
Source: ABHI. Published: February 2017.
ABHI Welcomes Enhanced Funding for Accelerated Access Review Implement…
Source: ABHI. Published: July 2017.
Manufacturing costs and a Challenging NHS concern MedTech
Source: ABHI. Published: July 2017.
Press Release: ABHI Supports Companies to Enter California
Source: ABHI. Published: August 2017.
Press Release: Record Number of UK MedTech Companies Attend CMEF
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2017.
The Medical Device Regulation Published in the EU Official Journal
Source: ABHI. Published: May 2017.
Press Release: NHS Sets Out Future Delivery Plans
Source: ABHI. Published: March 2017.
ABHI statement on Mail on Sunday NHS procurement article
Source: ABHI. Published: February 2017.
Press Release: ABHI Mission to Texas
Source: ABHI. Published September 2017.
Press Release: BHA Warns Patients at Risk in Brexit negotiations
Source: Brexit Health Alliance. Published: August 2017.
Next Steps for the NHS Five Year Forward View
Source: ABHI. Published: March 2017.
Press Release: ABHI statement in response to final Carter Review
Source: ABHI. Published: 2016.
Press Release: ABHI and AHSNs formalise closer working arrangements
Source: ABHI. Published: 2016.
Press Release: ABHI’s statement on UK’s decision to leave the EU
Source: ABHI. Published: 2016.
Press Release: Brexit - Key Messages
Source: ABHI. Published: 2016.
Press Release: ABHI welcomes the Accelerated Access Review Interim Rep…
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: Suspension of medical devices manufactured by Silimed
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: ABHI urges Government to protect the UK science budget
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: Concordat to advance UK MedTech
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: ABHI response to Government’s Sunshine Rule
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: ABHI Response to HPRA Consultation
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: New APPG
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Press Release: ABHI welcomes Lord Carter's interim review
Source: ABHI. Published: 2015.
Briefing: New Care Models Q&A's
Source: NHS Improvement. Published: February 2017.
Getting a Brexit Deal that works for the NHS
Source: The Nuffield Trust. Published: May 2017.
Transforming Patient Care and Local Services
Source: NHS Confed. Published: June 2017.
New Models of Care in Practice
Source: NHS Confed. Published: June 2017.
New Models of Care in Practice: Group Model
Source: NHS Confed. Published: June 2017.
Leading Across the Health and Care System
Source: Kings Fund. Published: May 2017.
Caring to Change
Source: Kings Fund. Published: May 2017.
Great Repeal Bill Q & A's
Source: NHS European Office. Published: June 2017.
New Models of Care in Practice: Vanguard Case Study
North East Hampshire and Farnham. Source: NHS Confed September 2017.
The Path to Brexit
Source: NHS Confed. Published: July 2017.
Key Actions the Parliamentary Review must consider
Source: NHS Confed Wales. Published: July 2017.
Graphic: Funding of the NHS in England
Flow diagram show roots of funding in the NHS in England. Source: ABHI Published: January 2017.
Graphic: Digital Health Infographic
Source: Nuffield Trust Published: February 2016.
UK Med Tech Infographic
Facts and Stats. Source: UK Government. Published: May 2016.
Digital Health Sector Infographic
Facts and Stats about the UK. Source: UK Government. Published: May 2016.
UK Lifesciences Sector Infographic
Facts and Stats about the UK Market. Source: UK Government Published: May 2016.
Impact of Brexit on Public Finances
Source: Nuffield Trust. Published: May 2017.
A View of Healthcare in Wales Post Brexit
Source: NHS Confed. Published: June 2017.
Presentation: Annual Malcolm Carlisle Memorial Lecture 2017
Source: CMS Cameron McKenna. Published: June 2017.
Presentation: Breaking into the NHS
Source: ABHI/AHSN. Published: May 2017.
Webinar: Implications of the new MDR
Source: ABHI. Published: November 2016.
STP's in London
Audio: Dr Tom Coffey, Mayoral Health Adviser, Mayor of London.
Video: Explaining Vanguards
Animation sharing the learning of Vanguards. Source: NHS Confed
VIDEO: Case Study Transforming A&E
Improving Urgent and Emergency Care. Source: NHS Improvement
Video: Transformation and 7 Day Services
The impact, challenges and benefits of seven day services across Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
Guide to Doing Business in Sweden
Key Stats and Video from Scottish Enterprise
Learning from International Health Systems
Panel Discussion. Source: Nuffield Trust
Improving Quality in Healthcare
Keynote Speech from Summit 2017. Source: Nuffield Trust
Should we Spend more on Health and Social Care?
Source: Nuffield Trust
EU Migration and the NHS
Cost pressures in the NHS. Source: Nuffield Trust
Shifting Care out of Hospitals
From hospital to the community. Source: Nuffield Trust
Technology in Healthcare
Source: Nuffield Trust
MP on Spending Priorities
Shadow Secretary of State for Health. Source: Nuffield Trust
Waiting Times in the NHS
John Appleby from the Nuffield Trust shares some stats on waiting times.
EU Workers in the NHS
Mark Dayan talks about EU Workers in the NHS. Source: Nuffield Trust
New Models of Care
Video Source: Nuffield Trust
VIDEO: Patient Story - Hylke Sieders
Source: MedTech Europe
VIDEO: Patient Story - Ben Styles
Video: MedTech Europe
VIDEO: Patient Video - Claire Lomas
Source: Channel 4
VIDEO: Patient Story - Grayson Clamp
Source: UNC Healthcare
Video: Patient Story - Jorgen Andersen
Source: Eucomed
VIDEO: What is Medical Technology?
Source: Eucomed
Video: What are STPs
NHS England Explains what STPs are, and how they work.
Interview: mHealth and Digital
Mobile Healthcare, Innovations, Opportunities and Risks.
Video: NHS Improvement
What it is and does. Source: NHS Improvement
VIDEO: How Digital Health Can Enable New Ways of Working
Source: King's Fund
VIDEO: Panel and Discussion about Vanguards
Putting Vanguard Plans into Practice. Source: NHS Confederation
Video: 50 Years of Medtech
Source: Eucomed
VIDEO: How Mobile Devices are Changing Healthcare
Are mobile phones the most important medical piece of equipment we have? Source: BBC
Video: Alternative Guide to the Emergency Care System
Source: King's Fund
Video: An Alternative Guide to the New NHS
Where the NHS is, how new organisations work, explanation of the system. Source: Kings Fund
Video: Saving STP's
Achieving meaningful health and social care. Source: Reform
VIDEO: Procurement / Clinician Relationships
Co-operating to achieve best outcomes webinar. Source: HCSA
VIDEO: NHS Procurement Intelligence
Source: HCSA
AUDIO: The Future Role of the GP
Speaking at the Nuffield Trust conference on large-scale general practice, Arvind Madan, Director of…
AUDIO: Is there a Future for Smaller Hospitals in the NHS?
Helen Birtwhistle, Group Director of External Affairs at NHS Confederation, sits down with Nigel Edw…
Press Release: Conflicts of Interest in the NHS
ABHI welcomes NHS England’s consultation on how to manage conflicts of interest. Source: ABHI
Video: Jeremy Hunt sets out his 25-year vision for the NHS
Source: The King's Fund
VIDEO: The MedTech Strategy - Changing the Innovation Model
Source: MedTech Europe
VIDEO: HTA in the UK and the EU
Source: Eucomed
AUDIO: In conversation with... John Short & Andrew Foster
Source: NHS Confederation
VIDEO: Spreading the learning of the NHS vanguards
Source: NHS Confederation