Ben Kemp

The MHRA's Sally Mounter has said that they are considering a new Agency wide vigilance reporting system. A workshop for device manufacturers will be held on 21st October between 1:30 and 3:30 to find out more about their experiences with vigilance reporting to date. You can register your interesting in attending the workshop at civs@mhra.gov.uk

The NHS, with support from the Department for Health and Social Care, has published a blueprint for the improvement of access to GP appointments for patients. It seeks to support GP surgeries in increasing the number of face-to-face appointments, tackle abuse against staff and levelling up performance. Problems such as patients having difficulties contacting GP surgeries, variations in practice performance,…

A report from the life sciences cluster MedCity has a boom in demand for London lab space and an influx of investment into the sector. Identified demand for space “exceeds 500,000 square feet and over half of that needs to be satisfied within two years”, the publication states. This number is around four times that recorded in 2016. Intensive R&D…

A joint report on the Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic response has been published by the Health and Social Care Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. The 150-page report details failures and successes in the early strategy undertaken by the Government as the COVID crisis emerged. It covers sections such as pandemic preparedness, lockdowns, testing, vaccines and at-risk…