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‘Near-automatic sign off’ – Hunt pledges £10m to speed up access to new drugs

New drugs could get “near automatic” sign off for use in the UK under plans to enter new partnerships with other international drugs regulators. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that £10 million is to be given to the UK regulator – the Medicines and ...

15 Mar 2023 at 18:46

NHS substantially behind similar countries on life expectancy – report

The NHS is performing “substantially less well” than similar countries on life expectancy and other healthcare outcomes, according to a new report. It said the UK health system’s poor performance on measures including avoidable mortality – deaths ...

26 Jun 2023 at 06:44

Huge vaccine centre launched to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness

A state-of-the-art vaccine research facility, where scientists will work to ensure future pandemics are stopped in their tracks and do not cause the same disruption to everyday life as Covid-19, has been unveiled by the Government. The Vaccine ...

07 Aug 2023 at 00:34

City

Hunt disappointed UK ‘lost out this time’ on £320m new AstraZeneca factory

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he was disappointed the UK “lost out this time” on a £320 million new AstraZeneca factory after the drugs giant chose the low-tax Republic of Ireland instead. The group had wanted to build a plant near its existing ...

10 Feb 2023 at 10:25

NHS urged to offer patients better access to genetic testing

More must be done to maintain the UK’s mantle as a world leader in genomic medicine, a new report suggests. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) warned the UK’s position could be undermined if patients are not able ...

03 Nov 2022 at 01:01

City

AstraZeneca boss says firm takes China probe ‘very seriously’

The boss of AstraZeneca has said the group takes the probe in China that saw the detention of its president in the country “very seriously” as the drugs giant hiked its financial outlook once again. AstraZeneca’s shares have been sent ...

12 Nov 2024 at 09:22

‘Mistrust’ of pharma firms blocking benefits of industry collaboration – report

Feelings of “mistrust” and “scepticism” among medics about working with pharmaceutical firms is holding back industry’s potential to help transform NHS patient care, a report has warned. The resources, skills and capacity of the life ...

18 Nov 2024 at 09:53

Novo Nordisk reprimanded for allegedly failing to disclose payments

The manufacturer of the weight loss jab Wegovy has been reprimanded for allegedly failing to disclose or accurately report payments to healthcare and patient organisations. Novo Nordisk breached clauses under the Association of the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 12:46

City

AstraZeneca plots US expansion despite Trump tariff threat

AstraZeneca has doubled down on plans to grow its US business as it braces for the country’s potential tariffs on the pharmaceutical industry. The drug maker said it is “firmly committed to investing and growing in the US” despite ...

29 Apr 2025 at 10:56

Ireland

Economic growth rises by 9.7%, driven by pharma exports

Economic growth surged by 9.7% in the first three months of this year as tech and pharmaceutical exports to the US increased ahead of tariffs brought in by US President Donald Trump. The significant growth in Gross Domestic ...

05 Jun 2025 at 13:39

Ireland

EU and US must work ‘intensively’ to get tariff deal before deadline

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister said the EU and the US must work “intensively” to get a deal on tariffs in place before the deadline for increased rates, but added he has concerns for the pharma industry. The Trump ...

08 Jul 2025 at 10:33

Streeting vows not to let drug firms ‘rip off’ taxpayers after pricing row

Wes Streeting has vowed not to let pharmaceutical companies “rip off” British taxpayers after talks with the firms over drug pricing. Discussions between the Health Secretary and the pharmaceuticals sector concluded ...

25 Aug 2025 at 10:20

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