Government now wants close links with early warning system despite Brexit, source says.

European scrutiny committee warns that UK approach risks access to vaccine

'The government walking away from this EU deal just smacks of ideological dogma'

A firm with links to Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove has won almost £1 million worth of government work without having to undergo an open tender process.

Prime Minister Robert Abela has revealed that the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU has left Malta without its main legal vehicle to supply medical products to its residents, a leaked letter sent to the President of the European Council has revealed.

Former No 10 adviser pressed for appointment to be hurried through, saying he had ‘ordered it’ from PM.

For new medical devices entering the UK market, they will only need to comply with the old, and for some, less stringent, device standard (MDR, 2002). / ... Coupled with the additional authorisation process required to reach the UK market, this may lead to delays or deter companies from selling their products in the UK altogether.

Six years after the referendum we can disentangle the evidence and judge the effects on health and care, says Richard Vize.