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Government pledge to reduce England’s suicide rate within 2 and a half years with launch of new national suicide prevention strategy.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The vaccine was approved after it was found to meet the UK regulator's standards of safety, quality and effectiveness
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued detailed guidance on the new International Recognition Procedure (IRP) for medicines manufacturers, including how to apply for a medicine licence.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
An investigation by the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led to charges being brought against five people from the Wolverhampton area for the illegal suppl…
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has designated three new UK Approved Bodies, almost doubling the UK’s capacity to certify medical devices, supporting faster certification of safe and effective …
Government plans to modernise and reform primary care progress as more than 1,000 general practices sign up for digital upgrades.
No action is currently needed from patients. No one should stop taking valproate without advice from their healthcare professional.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reinforced its safety guidance on the steps to take in anaphylaxis, after new figures obtained by the MHRA show more than 25,000 admissions to English hospit…
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a statement on CE marking recognition for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics.
Health professionals and the public have until 15 August to share their views on the potential reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) seized a quantity of suspected unlicensed medical products following coordinated raids at three residential and six business pr…
Ground-breaking new cancer treatments have moved a step closer with the signing of a major agreement between the government and BioNTech SE.
A new, visionary Corporate Plan, setting out how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to keep patients safe by enabling access to innovative, safe and effective medical products over the coming three…
CE marked medical devices will continue to be accepted on the Great Britain market beyond 30 June 2023
The government is inviting community organisations to bid for funding for a defibrillator for their area.
Around three-quarters of the £50 million funding pledged towards cutting edge research into motor neurone disease (MND) has now been handed out to projects across the UK, the government has announced today (Wednesday 21 June…
Mr David Crundwell joined the Commission on Human Medicines on 12 June 2023 as a lay representative.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched new guidance to highlight the latest safety advice on the steps to take during anaphylaxis. This new guidance includes an easy step-by-step guide on…
Everyone aged 60 and over will continue to receive free prescriptions, the government has confirmed today.
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