To mark International Women and Girls in Science Day, Olivia Friett, editor of the FemTech section of Med-Tech Insights, spoke with women working across women’s health about their journeys to becoming leaders in their fields. Dr. Emily Fitch, chief medical officer, Viospex What first sparked your in
MD&M West 2026 takes place next week at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Med-Tech Insights will be on location at the event, reporting on all the latest insights from the show floor, with plenty of video content coming your way. If you’re heading to the show next week, here is a roundup
The MTG sat down with David Lawson to reflect on three years guiding the government’s medical technology strategy and what industry, patients and stakeholders need to know about the developments underway to support the NHS’s pivot to technology under the Ten Year Plan. You’ve been in the role of Dir
Chris Whitehouse, a public affairs consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reports on progress in the delivery of value based procurement and warns that industry must urgently step up its preparations. Value based procurement (VBP) will be deli
One of the biggest changes to the operation of the NHS in England is coming soon, but with little fanfare to date for the policies developed and about to be delivered by Labour’s health ministers. We should be making more of the coming change. As the NHS Ten Year Plan acknowledged, when buying thing
Chris Whitehouse, a public affairs consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, reflects on the results of the recent DHSC-commissioned National Voices survey examining patient experiences with devices prescribed under Part IX of the NHS Drug Tariff
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, focuses on the latest deployment of MedTech in the fight against cancer. Patients facing suspected lung cancer could get answers sooner under a new NHS pilot using artificial
After the NHS announced that the new online hospital service being launched in England next year will initially focus on menopause, prostate and eye conditions, Med-Tech Insights FemTech editor, Olivia Friett spoke to Justyna Strzeszynska, women’s health expert and founder & CEO, Joii to see how thi
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, highlights a new appointment to boost medical research. The government has taken a major step to accelerate the discovery of life-saving drugs and devices and to drive invest
Integrating AI into medical software has the potential to enhance diagnosis, personalise treatments and streamline workflows. However, AI outputs must be regulated to ensure they are accurate and safe. As medical AI rapidly advances, frameworks must evolve just as fast, creating challenges and oppor
Over the last 12 months, the UK health and care technology landscape has experienced rapid transformation, driven in part by the replacement of analogue telecare systems with fully digital solutions. As analogue networks are phased out – housing, care and retirement living providers have been requi
Today, clinical labs are challenged on multiple fronts with resource constraints, efficiency pressures, and increasingly complex diagnostics that support personalised medicine. Labs need reliable, high throughput diagnostic instruments that don’t require specialists to operate and are easy to mainta
