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Guidance on whether or not your product is a medical device.
How to conform with the legal requirements for placing medical devices on the market.
List of medical facilities in Colombia
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a national funding agency dedicated to improving human health by supporting research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in MRC units, centres and institutes in the UK, and in...
Check the legal requirements you need to meet before you can place a medical device on the market and see how MHRA monitors compliance.
Public health risk assessment for healthcare professionals and guidance for PHE centres on medical transfers to the UK from overseas.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
These guidelines set out how the IPO examines patent applications for medical inventions.
Guidance on the benefits and risks of medical radiation.
Information for manufacturers and users of medical devices containing plastic with DEHP phthalates.
What is considered off-label use of a medical device and examples of it.
The government has funded 350 additional medical school places in England for the academic year 2025 to 2026 in latest step to deliver NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
How to distinguish between products that are regulated as medical devices and those regulated as medicinal products.
Findings and recommendations of the independent review into racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices.
Further information on this Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) competition for £500,000 research funding.
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