43: The MedTech funding mandate and removing barriers to innovation
Apr 06, 2022•34 min
Episode description
The MedTech funding mandate was launched in April 2021 with the aim of getting NICE approved medical devices, diagnostics and digital products to the NHS frontline quicker and with fewer barriers. In this episode Sarah Tyers, policy lead for the MedTech funding mandate at NHS England and NHS Improvement, discusses what the mandate is, how finance and commissioners can utilise it, and some of the innovations that have already been implemented since it was launched.
This episode forms part of the HFMA's Delivering value with digital technologies work programme, supported by Health Education England.
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