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Latest information for patients

Latest news and press releases, information on meetings and events, public consultations and related patient safety information.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 27 October 2022
• Last updated: 9 April 2026 — See all updates

Patient and Public Community

• Opportunities for patients and the public to be involved in the work of the MHRA
  • 9 October 2024
  • Guidance

Report a problem

• Report a problem with a medicine or medical device

Latest news

• MHRA expands AI Airlock programme with a £3.6 million funding boost over three years
  • 8 April 2026
  • Press release
• UK and US deepen regulatory cooperation on medical devices, building on wider pharmaceutical partnership
  • 2 April 2026
  • Press release
• MHRA action boosts drive to phase out animal testing
  • 24 March 2026
  • Press release
• Precautionary recall of Hibiwash due to microbial contamination
  • 23 March 2026
  • Press release
• Patients to get new medicines up to six months sooner under new joint MHRA-NICE approval process
  • 17 March 2026
  • Press release
• Global impact of UK health data resource highlighted in newly published paper 
  • 10 March 2026
  • Press release

Guidance

• About us
  • 18 September 2024
• Find product information about medicines
  • 7 April 2026
  • Guidance
• Digital mental health technology
  • 4 March 2026
  • Collection
• MHRA strategy blog series
  • 25 March 2026
  • Collection
• Improving Patient Information
  • 18 March 2026
  • HTML Publication

Regulation

• Medical devices: information for patients
  • 2 April 2025
  • Guidance
• Medical devices: software and artificial intelligence (AI)
  • 3 February 2025
  • Guidance

Patient safety guidance

• Vaccine safety – patient factsheet
  • 2 December 2025
  • Guidance
• Cosmetic Breast Augmentation Risk Awareness Tool
  • 26 August 2025
  • Guidance
• GLP-1 medicines for weight loss and diabetes: what you need to know
  • 5 February 2026
  • Guidance
• Meningitis – Patient Factsheet
  • 20 March 2026
  • HTML Publication
• MMRV Vaccine Factsheet – Information for Parents and Caregivers
  • 22 December 2025
  • HTML Publication

Upcoming events

• Conferences and events
  • 30 March 2026
  • Collection

Published 27 October 2022

Last updated 9 April 2026 + show all updates

1. 9 April 2026

   Added and removed several links to further information for patients

2. 2 April 2026

   Changed to update links to various MHRA public information pages

3. 8 December 2025

   Updated 'news' and 'guidance' links

4. 12 November 2025

   Updated to include latest news and guidance for patients.

5. 9 September 2025

   Updated 'Latest news' and 'Consultations' sections, to reflect recent publications.

6. 27 October 2022

   First published.