Policy papers and consultations

The government’s plan to support a thriving UK medtech sector and make sure the health and care system can reliably access safe, effective and innovative medical technologies to deliver the best outcomes for patients.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 April 2024

• Medical technology strategy

  Foreword The role of medical technology in improving health outcomes…

Achievements made since the launch of the medtech strategy and the next steps to boost the adoption of medical technology in the NHS.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 April 2024

• The medical technology strategy: one year on

  Ministerial foreword Time and time again innovative medical technology…

Reviews existing evidence of the risks posed by adverse weather to different populations. Also outlines next steps to improve understanding of these risks.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 March 2024

• Adverse weather and health plan equity review and impact assessment 2024

  Executive summary This review supports UKHSA’s requirement under the…

The government’s response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2024

The third action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

We're seeking your views on an interim delivery plan to improve the experiences and outcomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

• From: Department for Education and 2 others
• Updated: 4 September 2023

The government has written a plan to support people who live with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

• From: Department for Education and 2 others
• Updated: 4 September 2023

The second action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 10 July 2023

This call for evidence will inform the development of the government's major conditions strategy for England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 May 2023

The government is writing a plan to deal with illnesses causing bad health and early death in England and we would like your ideas.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 May 2023

DHSC is seeking views on a proposed update to the payment percentage for the statutory scheme for branded medicine pricing, particularly from the pharmaceutical industry and NHS patients.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 2 March 2023

The evaluation strategy sets out the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) vision for high-quality evaluation of its policies, programmes and projects.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 June 2022

The implementation plan sets out the steps we will take during 2022 to 2025 to achieve our vision for the future of clinical research delivery.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 June 2022

This call for evidence is seeking to collect views on women’s health. It will run for a period of 14 weeks and is open to everyone aged 16 or over.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 13 April 2022

This white paper sets out a 10-year vision for adult social care and provides information on funded proposals that we will implement over the next 3 years.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 18 March 2022

The first action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 28 February 2022

Reports from the G7 working groups on AI governance and interoperability setting out how the G7 are implementing their commitments on digital health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 December 2021

The implementation plan sets out the steps we will take during 2021 to 2022 to achieve our vision for the future of clinical research delivery.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 3 others
• Updated: 23 June 2021

This communique is from the G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting which took place in Oxford on 3 and 4 June 2021.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 4 June 2021

Setting out through a series of commitments how we will build towards the vision laid out in Genome UK.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 3 others
• Updated: 19 May 2021