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Health Bill: medicines and medical devices regulatory reforms - fact sheet

Outlines the changes in the Health Bill relating to the legislation that governs medicines and medical devices.

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The Health Bill is supporting 2 overarching aims:

  • improve patient safety and experience through a new single patient record (SPR), enabling joined-up, proactive care and empowering patients
  • put power and resources in the hands of NHS organisations providing direct patient care by abolishing NHS England and stripping back national bureaucracy

See the Health Bill collection page for the bill’s other supporting documents:

  • impact assessments
  • equality impact assessments
  • other fact sheets

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Published 9 September 2026

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2026-09-09 16:40
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