Policy paper

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: overarching documents

Further documents relating to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2020.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 14 February 2020
• Last updated: 18 July 2024
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  1. 18 July 2024

     Removed impact assessment and illustrative draft statutory instruments (now published on separate page - see 'Details' section of page for link).

  2. 25 January 2021

     Factsheet: falsified medicines' to add information about the 'safety features' element of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive scheme.

  3. 14 January 2021

     Replaced 'Factsheet: medical devices overview' with an updated version.

  4. 5 January 2021

     Replaced 'Factsheet: patient safety' with 'Factsheet: Patient Safety Commissioner'; updated 'Factsheet: falsified medicines' with more information following our exit from the EU; updated 'Factsheet: medical devices information system' following a further amendment made to the MMD Bill during Lords Committee; added 2 documents: 'Factsheet: Devices Advisory Expert Committee' and 'Factsheet: international data sharing'.

  5. 18 June 2020

     Added 2 new documents: 'How a medical device information system may work in practice' and 'Factsheet: medical devices information system'.

  6. 28 February 2020

     Added 10 factsheets that provide additional information about the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

  7. 14 February 2020

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This publication was withdrawn on 18 July 2024

The Medicines and Medical Devices Act became law in February 2021.

Documents

[Withdrawn] Factsheet: Patient Safety Commissioner

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: support to the life sciences sector

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: access to innovative treatments

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: emergencies

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: enforcement and civil sanctions

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: veterinary medicines

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: online sellers of medicines

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: medical devices information sharing and device register

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: falsified medicines

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: medical devices information system

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: medical devices overview

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: Devices Advisory Expert Committee

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[Withdrawn] Factsheet: international data sharing

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[Withdrawn] How a medical device information system might work in practice

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Details

The factsheets provide additional information on key areas of the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

The document ‘how a medical device information system may work in practice’ relates to an amendment of the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

See also the impact assessment and illustrative draft statutory instruments on the bill.

The Medicines and Medical Devices Act became law in February 2021.