On 19th April The Urology Trade Association and The Urology Foundation held their Parliamentary Reception. A wide range of speakers and attendees from industry to MPs to patients led to an informative evening for all.
Chris Green, MP for Bolton West and member of the Health and
Social Care Select Committee, welcomed guests to the reception,
spoke of his personal interest in medtech and introduced the
speakers.
Chris Whitehouse, Chair of the Urology Trade Association and
Chairman of Whitehouse Communications, spoke about what
keeping patient choice at the heart of reform means in practice
and explored the concept of value-based procurement.
David Lawson, Director of the MedTech Directorate, spoke
about the Directorate’s recent strategy, the upcoming
consultation on Part IX of the Drug Tariff, and why this year is
shaping up to be hugely significant for the medtech sector.
Mary Garthwaite, Chair of The Urology Foundation (TUF) and a
former consultant urologist, spoke about TUF’s important work to
support clinicians through research, training, and education, and
how patients are at the heart of everything TUF does.
Tabitha Fung, Disability advocate and founder of Wheely Brits,
provided a powerful perspective on the importance of putting
patients at the heart of care. Tabitha spoke about her experience
as a catheter user and why having options when it comes to
product choice is so important.