In July 2025, the NHS formally introduced a coding and reimbursement milestone that signals the growing maturity of robot-assisted surgery ingynaecology. For the first time, robotic assistance in procedures such as hysterectomy and …
I hear this often – from friends, colleagues, even from people I’ve just met – that diabetes never really takes a day off. It shapes every plan, from morning walks …
In the era of precision medicine, diagnostics are no longer static tools tied to a single indication, they are dynamic platforms capable of transformation. As biological understanding deepens and regulatory …
A Quiet Revolution in Genomic Medicine On 6 May 2025, NHS England released its updated National Genomic Test Directory for the 2025/26 financial year. While it may have slipped under the radar …
On 10 June 2025 the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) published a new set of revisions to the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (KLV/OPre), a cornerstone of Switzerland’s evidence-based reimbursement framework. These changes, which …
In an era where healthcare is increasingly driven by the principle of patient-centeredness, researchers and decision-makers face a difficult challenge:How do we capture the nuanced realities of clinical decisions, without …
The integration of real-world evidence (RWE) into regulatory pathways reflects a paradigm shift in biomedical innovation. Historically confined to post-market safety surveillance, real-world data (RWD) are now increasingly used to …
France has taken a landmark step in its commitment to early access pathways for diagnostic innovation. On 5 June 2025, the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) published its first formal decision under …
As of April 2025, France’s Reimbursed Early Access Program (AAP, formerly ATU) continues to stand as one of Europe’s most advanced pathways for granting early, publicly funded access to life-saving therapies, even …
This weekend’s Independent ran a provocative headline:“Obese patients denied joint replacements in bid to slash NHS costs.” The story revealed that one-third of NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England, and some in …