Category Archive for News UK
News UK – focussing on all UK access issues including the English NHS restructure of commissioning arrangements
Update on UK Government’s response to Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
The Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health, Nadine Dorries MP, has updated Parliament on the government’s response … read more »
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2020 documents published
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published documents relating to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2020. … read more »
MHRA updates guidance on the supply of medicines to NI up to 31 December 2021
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has published updated guidance on the supply of authorised medicines to Northern Ireland … read more »
NHS seeks views on next steps for assessing urgent care
Patients, clinicians and the public are being invited to give their views on a comprehensive set of indicators for urgent … read more »
OECD urges European countries to reconsider attitude to health spending
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report, Health at a Glance: Europe 2020, which urges … read more »
COVID-19 vaccine update
Local vaccination centres open this week across England, while other countries have approved vaccines against COVID-19. UK: Hundreds of local … read more »
MHRA publishes guidance on Project Orbis and Access Consortium
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance on Project Orbis and the Access Consortium. Project Orbis … read more »
NHS trusts to receive share of £600m to upgrade and refurbish NHS hospitals
NHS hospital staff, patients and visitors across all regions in England will benefit from refurbished wards, brand-new electrics and upgraded … read more »
Commercial providers of COVID-19 testing urged to sign up to new DHSC webinars
New proposals will see commercial testing accredited solely through UKAS, making the accreditation of private COVID-19 tests faster and more … read more »
COVID-19 vaccine update: first NHS patient receives COVID-19 vaccination
A milestone was hit in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign this morning, as a 90-year-old became the first person in the … read more »
