Street: Millennium Gloucester Hotel
This year's ABHI UK market conference will provide an essential up-to-the-minute guide on the latest developments in the UK healthcare environment.
In 2009 the signals from the NHS towards the medical technology sector have changed radically. In July Government stated that “UK life sciences have everything going for them: …. By championing innovation, the NHS can support the life sciences industry in developing ways to improve people's health.” Yet there are frequent reminders that “The NHS faces the biggest squeeze on its funding since it was founded in 1948, despite pledges by Labour and the Conservatives to spare health from spending cuts in the next parliament,” [King's Fund/IFS, July 2009].
It is clear that the government is considering a range of responses and the NHS Chief Executive, David Nicholson has written to the medical technology industry to say that 'As a highly innovative sector, key supplier base for the NHS and stakeholder in policy development to support innovation', the industry has an important contribution 'to thinking on this challenge and on the role of quality, innovation, productivity and prevention in our collective response'.
The ABHI conference will aim to make sense of these conflicting messages. Senior government, industry and NHS experts will inform, educate, stimulate ideas and promote discussion on how the new drivers will work, what has changed, how they will affect the sector and implications for the future.
NHS Price - £95 + VAT per delegate
ABHI members - £295 + VAT per delegate
Non members - £395 + VAT per delegate
Medilink members receive a reduced rate of £295+VAT down from the original rate of £395+VAT. Click here to register
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