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Steve Bates OBE appointed to help champion research and innovation and the use of technology to transform health and grow the UK economy.
Better care for patients living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, with plans to invest in research and offer care closer to home.
A new world-leading biosecurity centre in Essex will protect the UK from emerging public health threats and boost economic growth.
The Life Sciences Sector plan was released today (16 July 2025)
Millions will take part in clinical trials under the 10 Year Health Plan, which will speed up clinical research.
Patients living with rare blood disorders to benefit from increased access to treatment and availability of services, thanks to £9 million investment.
Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as the government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation.
Better protections for British public and NHS thanks to deal adopted at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
“…the MHRA is once again taking a global lead” says Lord O’Shaughnessy
Government backs world-leading trial of cutting-edge technology to diagnose bowel cancer earlier, harnessing the power of technology to treat patients.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the successful redesignation of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)’s Science and Research group as one of its Collaborating Centres for the Standa…
Better and faster access to NHS data for researchers, with gold standard security and privacy measures.
80,000 patients have received a quicker diagnosis or ruling out of cancer in 28 days between July 2024 and January 2025 compared to the previous year.
A new collaboration between The Pandemic Institute (TPI) and Dstl, is set to fund vital research into emerging infectious diseases.
Cutting-edge research networks backed by government to tackle debilitating symptoms of dementia including memory loss and communication difficulties.
The first NHS patients in a generation have started to receive life-saving plasma from the blood of UK donors.
Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.
Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier.
The draft MHRA guidance aims to clarify and streamline pathways for bringing these therapies through to patients, without compromising on robust safety principles
It is the only example globally of an end-to-end access pathway, where a medicine developer can work collaboratively with the national health system, the regulator, and health technology assessment bodies from the early stag…
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