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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (9 May 2024) launched AI Airlock, its new regulatory sandbox for AI as a Medical Device (AIaMD).

• Updated: 9 May 2024

An MHRA and NICE partnership, funded by Wellcome, is addressing key challenges for regulating and evaluating digital mental health technologies (DMHTs) with input from patients, the public and mental health professionals.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

The MHRA has today set out its strategic approach to artificial intelligence (AI)

• Updated: 30 April 2024

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) and NHS England (NHSE) have signed a Collaboration Charter to support the use of AI in the NHS. 

• Updated: 25 April 2024

4D mapping technology that detects falls using sensors and alerts carers is piloted in care homes.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

The MHRA welcomes the publication of Dame Margaret Whitehead’s Equity in Medical Devices: Independent Review

• Updated: 11 March 2024

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Victoria Atkins, spoke at the Nuffield Trust Summit about the Budget and NHS productivity.

• Updated: 7 March 2024

The UK reaffirmed its commitment on strengthening trade, investment, and economic transformation in Ghana at the nineth UK-Ghana Business Council in Accra on 31 January 2024. 

• Updated: 5 February 2024

The successful five winners of a brand new challenge from a collaboration of regulators and healthcare organisations in the UK and US have been announced today (10 January 2024). The challenge saw 25 teams of artificial i…

• Updated: 10 January 2024

MHRA sets out new plans to protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies  

• Updated: 9 January 2024

Applications are now open for academic institutions wishing to bid for funding to collaborate with others to establish new Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks (RSINs) in innovative sectors.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

The UK Government were delighted to bring 8 NHS organisations to connect and share their expertise with other healthcare experts from across the region, and their cutting-edge solutions that are tackling some of the major ch…

• Updated: 1 December 2023

More than 50 million additional general practice appointments made available after government fulfils its pledge months early.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

Minister Will Quince's speech at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) science, technology and global health reception on deepening the UK's relationship with ASEAN member states.

• Updated: 3 November 2023

Steve Barclay addressed the IHPN Annual Summit and Dinner 2023, discussing how partnering with the independent sector can help diagnose and treat more patients.

• Updated: 31 October 2023

The AI-Airlock will assist in the development and deployment of software and AI medical devices, safely providing patients with earlier access to cutting edge innovations that improve care.

• Updated: 30 October 2023

£21 million is being allocated to 64 NHS trusts across England to roll out AI tools to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

• Updated: 30 October 2023

A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation.

• Updated: 29 October 2023

ACE worked with managers at Kettering General Hospital to create a proof of concept which allows beds to be allocated more efficiently.

• Updated: 12 October 2023

Applications are now open for Integrated care systems to apply for a share of £30 million to roll out innovative technology

• Updated: 12 October 2023