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VOLUNTARY SCHEME FOR BRANDED MEDICINES PRICING, ACCESS AND GROWTH

Innovative medicines supported as rebate rate falls by a third

By Liz Wells 10 December 2025

Patients across the UK will benefit from innovative and life-changing treatments following a cut in rebate costs for pharmaceutical companies.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Partnership aims to widen participation in clinical research through community pharmacies

By Liz Wells 03 December 2025

The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have launched a partnership to help independent community pharmacies across the UK recruit participants for clinical trials.

GPS

Enhanced digital platform launches to transform NHS primary care clinical trials

By Liz Wells 13 November 2025

A new digital platform has been launched to transform how NHS GP practices take part in clinical trials, making research quicker, easier and more inclusive for patients across the UK.

WESTMINSTER HEALTH FORUM

Winds of change

By Liz Wells 13 October 2025

Stakeholders and policymakers came together at the start of October to discuss priorities for medicine regulation in the UK

MHRA

UK clinical trial approval times twice as fast with AI and reforms

By Liz Wells 07 October 2025

The time it takes to approve clinical trials in the UK has been cut by more than half – from an average of 91 days to just 41 days – after major reforms and the introduction of digital platforms at...

CLINICAL TRIALS

UK trial launches to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test, is welcoming its first participants.

NIHR

Alder Hey welcomes Europe's first Tesla MRI scanner

By Liz Wells 09 July 2025

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Europe to install a 3-Tesla MRI research scanner, which will provide faster, more detailed imaging and improve patient comfort.

PREVENTION

Government invests in medical research

By Liz Wells 08 April 2025

The Government and the Wellcome Trust will invest up to £600m to transform access to NHS data, by providing a secure single access point to national-scale datasets, slashing red tape for researchers.

PREVENTION

NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre awarded over £1m for research equipment

By Liz Wells 22 October 2024

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre has been awarded more than £1m by the NIHR for equipment that will support vital translational research.