The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) is chairing an online seminar that will focus on technology innovation and uptake of diagnostics in the NHS.
The online seminar is being held by NanoKTN in conjunction with the Sensors Instrumentation KTN and the Healthtech Medicines KTN.
It will consider whether the substantial sums spent on diagnostics research and development is actually delivering benefits to patients in the UK.
The NHS has long been viewed as a late and slow adopter of innovative technologies and procedures, and few of the UK's research centres seem to be delivering noticeable benefits to patients in the UK, according to the joint KTN.
The UK Adoption Landscape is complex and as a result there are multiple decision-makers and decision processes in play, meaning that information is not always understood as intended either internally or externally.
In 2007, the NHS Technology Adoption Centre was created to help understand and overcome the barriers to adoption for innovative devices and diagnostics.
The online seminar aims to look at the work carried out to date within the NHS and some of the key changes that will affect the future adoption and diffusion of technology innovation within the NHS.
Often rapid and reliable diagnostic tests are developed because technology allows this, yet the question of how that instant accurate data can be used in a clinical setting to affect a patient's outcome has not been answered.
Margaret Parton, chief executive officer of the NHS Technology Adoption Centre, will chair the seminar, as well as answering questions and offering advice.
All sectors of the supply chain are encouraged to register for the online seminar, including research-based pharma, biotech and medical device companies, academics, research policy makers and anyone who is interested in learning about the NHS's efforts to improve patient care through technology adoption.
