Sir Hugh Taylor writes on the work of the Accelerated Access Review to improve access to innovative healthcare for NHS patients. 

It is a great privilege to chair the Accelerated Access Review. The central promise of the NHS is that it will be there for us when we need it. So finding new ways to get drugs, devices and diagnostics to patients faster is a very worthwhile task. 

Many benefits will flow from progress in this area: * better treatment and health outcomes for patients * more cost-effective and affordable ways for the NHS to treat patients * a more central role for research organisations and charities

This will also provide opportunities for business by getting their produces to patients quicker, and a major boost for our economy and the country if we can become a world-leader in designing, developing and using innovative products.

For more details, go to: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/speeding-up-access-to-innovative-drugs-devices-and-diagnostics