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Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic centre set to open later this year.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, updated Parliament on what the government is doing to help the NHS deal with immediate winter pressures.
Moderna to invest in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing centre with the ability to produce up to 250 million vaccines a year.
This new vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, has been authorised after meeting the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received a total of £970,688 from BEIS’ Regulators’ Pioneer Fund for three projects that aim to unlock cutting edge regulatory innovation, to drive real worl…
Five new serious shortage protocols have been issued for penicillin.
Life Sciences Council Joint Statement on a new agreement to accelerate the delivery of the future UK HealthTech regulatory system.
Serious shortage protocols (SSPs) issued for 3 penicillin medicines.
Horizon scanning at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and collaboration with other medical device regulators, leads to the development of guiding principles that can help inform the development …
No one should stop taking valproate without advice from their healthcare professional
The Comirnaty COVID vaccine has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authorised for use in this age group
The Business Secretary has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council on the regulation of neurotechnology.
The Business Secretary has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council on the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Medical Device.
Patients will benefit from cutting-edge new treatments as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling health challenges.
Patients, carers and healthcare professionals with kits of the opioid overdose medicine Prenoxad Injection must visually check for the presence of two needles inside their kit. Any kits that do not have two needles should be…
This adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.
To improve medical product safety for all, report suspected side effects and adverse incidents as part of the #MedSafetyWeek global campaign
Patients using antibiotic Targocid 200mg powder at home must check if the batch number of their medicine is 0J25D1 or 0J25D2. Anyone who has one of these two batches should stop their treatment and seek immediate medical adv…
The owner of a medicines wholesale business was sentenced yesterday at Southwark Crown Court to 20 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and community service
The support includes £2.2m - UGX9.3bn - for UN agencies working with the Government of Uganda in the Ebola response.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
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