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BUI-BioMed Newsletter | 2006 - 2009
Product Devices Report | February 2009
Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP) |May 2010
Throwing Down the Gauntlet |May 2010
TACT3 Newsletter |2006 - 2010
Getting Involved | May 2010
Products Update | May 2010
Fundraising | May 2010
BioMed Clinic | May 2010
Archive News |2005-2009
Newsletter
Click on the image below to open the latest version of our Winter 2009 Newsletter.
Earlier newsletters are also available to view in PDF format. Click on the following links to open the newsletters.
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Products, devices, treatments and technologies for urinary continence in adults.
(1st Edition) ~ February 2009
This report will assist “new players” in the field to gain an understanding of urinary tract dysfunction, and also help to identify potential gaps and opportunities for innovation. It will be particularly useful for:
- non-clinical partners engaged in research, sales, marketing or product development
- non-specialist clinicians who require an overview
The report describes, in broad terms, the most common causes of bladder and urethral dysfunction in adults, focusing on symptoms, prevalence and the various treatment options available, including an indications of the evidence for their use. It comprises the following sections:
- Understanding Urinary Incontinence
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Urgency Urinary Incontinence
- Voiding Difficulties
Please click here to view the contents page.
To purchase a copy of this report (£19.99) please contact:
BioMed Centre
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Email: biomed@bui.ac.uk
Or, purchase online at www.ennovations.co.uk
The Centre for Evidence-based has gone NICE!
NICE, the NHS Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, was asked by the Department of Health to coordinate the evaluation of innovative medical devices and diagnostics used in the NHS. The establishment of an Evaluation Pathway for Medical Technologies Programme follows the acknowledgement in the 2008 report ‘High quality care for all’ of the need to simplify the pathway by which medical technologies pass from development into wider use.
The Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP), which previously undertook medical device appraisal, was decommissioned on 31st of March 2010. It has published around 160 separate reports and interactive tools to assist the NHS in better understanding how innovative technologies could bring improvements to both patient care and service delivery. The BUI and BioMed contributed to 5 of these reports within the last year. These are available on http://www.cep.dh.gov.uk/
BUI authorship:
CEP10030: Evidence review: Automated urine screening systems
CEP10031: Evaluation report: Automated urine screening systems
CEP09037: Buyers' guide: Urodynamic systems
CEP09038: Evaluation report: Urodynamic systems
And with a BUI contribution:
Throwing down the gauntlet to solve urological problems
The NHS is challenging industry to find solutions for clinical needs it has identified as major priorities. The BioMed HTC has worked with the National Innovation Centre and the D4D HTC to highlight the need to treat and manage urinary incontinence and prostate cancer http://competitions.nic.nhs.uk for better patient outcomes and improved quality of life.
TACT3 Newsletter Issue 3
The latest Issue 4 TACT3 (March 2010) newsletter is now available click on picture to open.
Earlier newsletters are also available to view:
Getting Involved...
The BioMed HTC is seeking to improve the health and quality of life of people with urinary incontinence through research and innovation. To do this, we need the involvement of patients and their carers. However, reaching people who are interested can be difficult. We are therefore creating a database of patients and carers which will enable us to communicate more effectively, and allow patients and carers the opportunity to become engaged in research and the development of new products and devices for continence care.
We are asking health care providers to provide patients with information leaflets, so they can volunteer to take part in our important research or, if they choose, simply receive information on what we are doing.
For further information, please contact Colette Grant (Research Nurse), Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital or on 0117 323 5188. E-Mail: Colette.Grant@nbt.nhs.uk
We have two videos available showing the Limbs and Things model and the SPC insertion kit in action.
http://www.limbsandthings.com
http://www.mediplus.co.uk
Ways to support the BioMed.
Control Your Bladder, Enjoy Your Life
A special thanks to the following charitable trusts for their support:-
James Tudor Foundation - £33,000 over 3 years ending in December 2010.
The Basil Brown Charitable Trust - £250.
The Charles Hayward Foundation - £30,000 over 3 years ending in December 2011.
Click here to easily donate via our JustGiving fundrasing page.
BioMed Clinic
The BioMed Catheter Clinic is up and running. If you wish to refer a patient who is experiencing problems with their catheter, please contact Dr Mustafa Mohammed on 0117 323 4543, write to him at BioMed, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB or email mustafa.mohammed@nbt.nhs.uk
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