ABHI 30: UK Clinicians Are Ready To Play Part In Shaping New Health-Care Ecosystem In 2019
Executive Summary
The UK health-tech industry association ABHI marked 30 years of supporting local manufacturers and helping the sector adapt to changing needs at a special UK Market Conference in November. The future-facing forum was notable for highlighting the fact that clinicians and the Royal Colleges are increasingly on the same page as industry on how the sector must transform to meet the growing need for affordable, quality health care.
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