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• News story: Getting patients quicker access to innovative healthcare

  24-10-2016 12:24
  
  The Accelerated Access Review: final report, commissioned by the government and led by an independent chair, was published today (24 October). The review aims to make the UK a world-leader in healthcare innovation, with an NHS that embraces the new drugs and technologies that patients need and supports work with local areas to develop solutions to their specific healthcare needs.The report says streamlined processes could bring forward patient access to drugs by up to 4 years and patients will b
  
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• Speech: Making sure patients and the NHS benefit from medical innovation

  24-10-2016 12:20
  
  The UK has a proud history of leading the way in medical innovation: from the smallpox vaccine to the first blood transfusion we have a strong track record of scientific ‘firsts’. The development of innovative technologies is continuing at pace and revolutionising health systems throughout the world.We want patients, the NHS and the UK life sciences sector to benefit from this revolution, but more often than not the path from a research idea to a new product that is used by patients
  
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