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Regulatory and compliance

The new debarment regime for UK public procurement: how contracting authorities can avoid the pitfalls

What will the Procurement Act's introduction of a new debarment list for suppliers entail for contracting authorities?
Regulatory and compliance

Direct awards get post-pandemic overhaul under the new UK Procurement Act

UK ministers have been given sweeping new powers to bypass procurement rules to 'protect life'
Regulatory and compliance

Changes to the UK public procurement regimes set to deliver digital healthcare in the NHS

The huge potential of AI and data will help to drive efficiencies, improve patient outcomes and reduce spend
Regulatory and compliance

The next milestone approaches in the UK NHS net zero supplier roadmap

From April 2024, the NHS will proportionately extend the requirement for suppliers to prepare Carbon Reduction Plans to all procurements
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Using health data for R&D and AI: will new legislation make this possible in Germany?

The new health-data bill currently debated by the German lawmakers could be adopted this year and apply from early 2024
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Digital therapeutics in Europe: what is the state of play?

The regulatory landscape varies, but the potential for the sector is immense
IT and data

How the European Court of Justice is shaping health data anonymisation

A recent ruling gives valuable legal guidance on personal data but what are the practical implications for healthcare?
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Sunshine Act: introducing a transparent healthcare system

Law no. 62 of 3 May 2022, "Provisions on the transparency of relations between companies, professionals operating in the health
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU's 'flexible' pharma reforms likely to require fine-tuning to address uncertainties

The reduction of the regulatory data protection period and wholesale distribution changes raise some industry concern
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU to reform rules for drug-device combinations, product information and pharmacovigilance

The proposal's eight-week consultation has allowed the sector to assess the draft legislation in these and other areas
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU pharmaceutical reforms to overhaul marketing and manufacturing rules

A dvertising, marketing authorisation applications and imports are among the areas targeted by the draft proposals
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Polish reimbursement law changes

A bill to amend the Act on the Reimbursement of Medicines and Certain Other Acts ('the Reimbursement Bill') is pending