Industry's Verdict On UK Medtech Regulatory System Progress: 'Could Do Better’

Many positives are to be drawn from the in-process UK devices regulations but in some areas they fall short

15 Jul 2022

The UK’s new medical device regulations remain a work in progress, ahead of the parliamentary process and codification into law in 2023. The ABHI’s Phil Brown says industry will continue to advise the government on how to maximize fully the rare opportunity the UK stands before.

Medical device manufacturers will have a clearer picture of the post-Brexit system of medical device regulation in the UK once a number of focus groups, to be appointed by the Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory Agency (MHRA), can get down to developing key aspects of guidance that will accompany the new regulations.

The focus groups will base their work on the government’s response to the MHRA’s 2021 UK regulatory consultation. The new...