The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (George Freeman)
The Department of Health has completed its triennial reviews of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA), the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), and is today publishing the associated review reports.
The four reviews, which commenced on 15 January 2015 (ACCEA), 30 October 2014 (MHRA and NICE) and 16 October 2014 (NHSLA), consulted with a wide range of stakeholders. Their key conclusions are that all the organisations perform necessary functions. However, all the review reports make a number of recommendations— primarily around communications and engagement, efficiency and governance—that aim to improve performance further.
Copies of all four reports and associated annexes can be viewed online at: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenstatements
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