New Year Honours awarded to figures across healthcare
Simon Stevens, the head of NHS England, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list, acknowledging his … read more »
NHS England releases guidance to fast-track medicines containing cannabis
NHS England has provided guidance for clinicians enabling them to provide products containing cannabis to patients who may benefit from … read more »
The Dutch government removes Germany from its international reference pricing
The Rijksoverheid (Government of the Netherlands) has announced that Germany is no longer part of its international reference pricing basket. … read more »
Queen’s Speech outlines plans for NHS and update to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
The Queen’s Speech, delivered earlier today at the state opening of the new Parliament, has outlined the UK Government’s priorities … read more »
HSE National Service Plan for 2020 published
Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has released the National Service Plan 2020 describing the services it will deliver from its … read more »
GKV-FKG development: regulation to be enacted in spring 2020
The GKV-FKG – Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung Faire-Kassenwahl-Gesetz (Fair Health Insurance Law for the Statutory Health Insurance System) is expected to come … read more »
Research shows over 8,000 killed by drug-resistant bacteria in Japan in 2017
A team of researchers has revealed that two bacteria were responsible for over 8,000 deaths in 2017 in Japan. The … read more »
Sweden launches national life science strategy
It is being reported that the long-awaited Swedish life sciences strategy has been released. The strategy has been called “longed-for” … read more »
Update on the process for the AIFA 5% Fund
AIFA – Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco has updated the process for managing the evaluation of the requests for access to … read more »
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, December 2019
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has released its highlights for December. This month the CHMP gave … read more »
