Clinical benefit, reimbursement outcomes, and prices of FDA approved cancer drugs reviewed through Project Orbis in the USA, Canada, England, and Scotland: a retrospective, comparative analysis

11 July 2024 - Project Orbis is a global initiative that aims to streamline regulatory review processes across international regulators in ...

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Comparing new medicine availability across Europe

12 June 2024 - Each year, the European Pharmaceutical Industry Association (EFPIA) publishes data comparing the availability of new medicines across ...

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NICE and NHS England announce plan to enable innovative tech to be adopted quicker

23 May 2024 - NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies ...

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NICE gets ready to assess new dementia treatments

20 November 2023 - NICE’s methods and processes for evaluating new treatments for use in the NHS are appropriate for the ...

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Dismay as UK ‘drags its heels’ on AZ’s COVID antibody Evusheld

12 August 2022 - Half a million people in the UK with conditions like blood cancer that prevents them being ...

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UK lags behind EU in authorising new medicines after Brexit

14 July 2022 - Experts attribute shortfall to small size of British market now it is regulated separately and complexity of ...

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Response to engagement on proposals for the Innovative Medicines Fund

7 June 2022 - NHS England and NICE asked for comments on our proposals for the Innovative Medicines Fund.  ...

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Patients to have earlier access to cutting edge treatments on NHS

7 June 2022 - The most promising medicines will be fast-tracked to NHS patients through Innovative Medicines Fund ...

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Patients to receive new cancer drugs faster under Brexit rules shake-up

23 January 2022 - Seven medicines already approved as changes cut as much as a month off approval times. ...

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UK’s NICE to launch sweeping changes to drug assessments to be faster, more agile

19 January 2022 - The health technology assessment body has been under pressure from drugmakers and patient groups for years to ...

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Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK

15 March 2020 - And it will cost more here because of the UK pulling out of the European Medicines Agency ...

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Cancer patients facing delays in getting ‘innovative’ drugs

29 January 2020 - A new analysis report has found that most innovative cancer drugs face delays in reaching patients. ...

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Game-changing cancer drugs which can attack all tumours will be fast-tracked by NHS

19 June 2019 - Game-changing cancer drugs which can attack all types of tumour will be fast-tracked by the NHS, ...

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The shadow of Brexit on speed of access

20 March 2019 - No-one can miss the ongoing saga that is the UK’s exit from the European Union.  ...

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One in four cancer patients wait two months for treatment, as NHS performance hits record low

14 March 2019 - The number of cancer sufferers waiting at least two months for treatment after an urgent referral ...

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