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The Secretary of State has appointed Ama Agbeze and Nicola Shannon as Board Members of the UK Anti-Doping Agency for a term of 4 years
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
MHRA sets out new plans to protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies
MHRA tells patients and healthcare professionals to stop using affected gels and retailers told to withdraw affected products.
Public consultation supports proposal to update 3 regulations that ensure the safe and effective delivery of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination programmes.
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot was launched today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Health Technology Wales (HTW), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Nat…
CE marked medical devices will continue to be accepted on the Great Britain market beyond 30 June 2023
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP), set for launch later in 2023, will be operated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), He…
The European Parliament has voted to adopt an extension of the transition period for the EU Medical Device Regulations and to extend the validity of certain device certificates
The Minister of State at DHSC has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on the regulation of medical devices.
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.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been awarded £1.8m funding by Wellcome over three years to explore and produce guidance on …
The safety of the medicines you and your children take is our highest priority
Our advice remains that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy and breastfeeding
The UK regulator has taken safety action to reduce risks associated with Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pumps by issuing a national safety alert and outlining recommendations for patients.
A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite, as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical screening.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
These principles are intended to lay the foundation for developing good machine learning practices (GMLP) and will help guide future growth in this rapidly progressing field.
People are being encouraged to contribute their views on changes to how medical devices will be regulated across the UK.
Consultation launched to make lifesaving medicine which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose available to more frontline workers.
This work will help ensure the safety of medicines and devices that reach the UK public and health service.
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