Regulation

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Clare Crowley, senior safety investigator at the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
1 June 2026

NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says

A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety risks linked to ePMA systems.
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Alastair Denniston, chair of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare
18 February 2026

Alastair Denniston: ‘Regulation of AI must be able to flex’

Prof Alastair Denniston, chair of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, explains why fast adoption of
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
1 December 2025

MHRA and NICE secure £2m for digital mental health tech project

The MHRA and NICE have secured £2m to continue its joint work around the regulation and evaluation of digital mental
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Andrew Davies, executive director, digital health at the Association of British HealthTech industries
8 October 2025

Fundamental change is required to bring NHS Online to life

Digitally replicating what we do today will not be enough to deliver an NHS online hospital service, writes Andrew Davies
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
26 September 2025

Commission launched to help accelerate NHS use of AI

A national commission with experts from Google and Microsoft will help accelerate NHS access to AI technology for clinical note
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
6 August 2025

NHS to get early access to MedTech ahead of regulatory approval

Manufacturers will be able to supply innovative medical devices to the NHS before obtaining full regulatory approval, under a new
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Erin Thomson, trainee solicitor in MFMac’s healthcare sector
29 July 2025

Balancing innovation and compliance in FemTech regulation

FemTech apps rely on highly sensitive data. It is in everyone's interests to close the loopholes in regulation, writes Erin
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Dr Jessica Morley
4 June 2025

Morley: ‘We need greater regulation of ambient voice technologies’

Dr Jessica Morley is a leading voice on ethics in digital healthcare and one of the most exciting speakers on
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woman looking at smartphone
4 February 2025

Guidance launched to ensure safety of digital mental health tech

The MHRA has issued guidance to help manufacturers ensure that digital mental health technologies are effective, reliable and safe.
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Brunel University
29 January 2025

Project launched to improve regulation of AI healthcare devices

Seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation are to accelerate pathways for innovative medicines and devices.
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