UK Posts Sovereign Regulatory System Proposals On Three Priority Areas

08 Mar 2023

Patient safety and continuing access to products have steered UK Life Sciences Council advisory group proposals on recognition of overseas device approvals in Great Britain, speeding innovation to market and ensuring medtech regulatory system capacity.

The advisory group of the Life Sciences Council has issued ten “aligned” proposals for actions that will accelerate the development of a sovereign UK medtech regulatory system. They are the product of eight weeks of discussions on international recognition, routes for innovation and system capacity.

The proposals are seen as the means of achieving rapid progress in these three areas. They are listed in a...