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Field safety notices: guidance for manufacturers

Field safety notices: guidance for manufacturers Page summary: How to write clear and effective field safety notices (FSNs) for medical devices. Change made: Updated to reflect the coming into force of The Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. Time updated: 10:00am, 16 June 2025
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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MHRA Updates (WC 16 June)

Borderline products: medical devices and other products Page summary: How the MHRA makes decisions on whether a borderline product is a medical device and whether medical devices regulations should apply. Change made: Removal of paragraph 20. In-house manufacturing from the Borderlines page. This content is superseded on other published guidance pages. Time updated: 9:35am, 9 June 2025 Medical devices given…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care Updates (WC 6 June)

NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment Page summary: Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as Government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation Change made: First published. Time updated: 4:09pm, 10 June 2025 Our vision for a new model of NHS care Page summary: The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at NHS ConfedExpo…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Brexit Updates (WC 16 June)

Supplying authorised medicines to Northern Ireland Page summary: What you need to do to supply authorised medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Change made: • Added new overview section• Updated sections 2, 3 and 4 to reflect the implementation of the Windsor Framework on 1 January 2025 Time updated: 11:21am, 9 June 2025 Separation Agreement Joint Committee between the…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Department for Business and Trade Updates (WC 16 June)

Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments Page summary: Impact assessments and analytical documents relating to the Employment Rights Bill. Change made: Number of small and micro business employees amended from 13 million to 9 million in ‘Employment Rights Bill economic analysis’ to mirror the figure used in the Summary Impact Assessment annex of the same document. Time updated: 3:13pm, 9 June…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Updates (WC 16 June)

Foot and mouth disease in Hungary and Slovakia Page summary: Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary and Slovakia. Change made: We’ve added an updated outbreak assessment for foot and mouth disease in Hungary and Slovakia for 5 June 2025. Time updated: 11:57am, 10 June 2025 Extended producer responsibility for packaging: recycling obligations and…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Updates (WC 16 June)

Transformative £86 billion boost to science and tech to turbocharge economy, with regions backed to take cutting-edge research into own hands Page summary: Funding package worth more than £22.5 billion a year in 2029 will boost Britain’s world-leading status in research and innovation. Change made: First published. Time updated: 12:01am, 8 June 2025 Top talent backed with master's funding as…
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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Office for Product Safety and Standards Updates (WC 16 June)

Child safety: Nil By Mouth Ingestion Product Safety Page summary: OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about potential hazards to children associated with swallowing small objects. Change made: New posters added promoting button battery safety and awareness, featuring 5 top tips to keep children safe. Time updated: 3:42pm, 11 June 2025
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June 18, 2025
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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Updates (WC 16 June)

Government conversion factors for company reporting of greenhouse gas emissions Page summary: The government conversion factors for greenhouse gas reporting are for use by UK and international organisations to report on certain greenhouse gas emissions. Change made: Added the 2025 conversion factors. Time updated: 9:30am, 10 June 2025
Ben Kemp
June 18, 2025
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MHRA announce new Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) regulations have taken effect

From the 16th June 2025, new legal requirements for monitoring the safety of medical devices take effect, as part of the MHRA's broader transformation of the UK’s medical device regulatory framework. The new Post-Market Surveillance (PMS) regulation is the first major overhaul of medical device regulation across Great Britain. The reform applies to all UKCA- and CE-marked devices placed on…
Ben Kemp
June 17, 2025