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Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, considers what government pandemic planning means for MedTech.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy, setting out how the UK intends to strengthen the resilience of the health and social care system, and ensure critical supplies and infrastructure are in place ahead of future health emergencies.
The strategy highlights the importance of maintaining scalable diagnostic capacity between pandemics. This is likely to create opportunities for partnership between industry and government, particularly for businesses involved in…