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The Minister of State at DHSC has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on the regulation of medical devices.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The establishment of a regulatory framework for POC manufacturing would bring a range of benefits to patients, healthcare professionals and innovators.
The ECDRP has been extended to 31 December 2023. From 1 January 2024, a new international recognition framework will be in place.
Horizon Scanning in the MHRA Innovation Accelerator includes a focus on the identification of Actionable Horizon Scanning Signals, but what are these, and how and why do we identify them?
Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic centre set to open later this year.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, updated Parliament on what the government is doing to help the NHS deal with immediate winter pressures.
Moderna to invest in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing centre with the ability to produce up to 250 million vaccines a year.
This new vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, has been authorised after meeting the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received a total of £970,688 from BEIS’ Regulators’ Pioneer Fund for three projects that aim to unlock cutting edge regulatory innovation, to drive real worl…
Five new serious shortage protocols have been issued for penicillin.
Life Sciences Council Joint Statement on a new agreement to accelerate the delivery of the future UK HealthTech regulatory system.
Serious shortage protocols (SSPs) issued for 3 penicillin medicines.
Horizon scanning at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and collaboration with other medical device regulators, leads to the development of guiding principles that can help inform the development …
No one should stop taking valproate without advice from their healthcare professional
The Comirnaty COVID vaccine has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authorised for use in this age group
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.
Patients will benefit from cutting-edge new treatments as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling health challenges.
Patients, carers and healthcare professionals with kits of the opioid overdose medicine Prenoxad Injection must visually check for the presence of two needles inside their kit. Any kits that do not have two needles should be…
This adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.
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