EU legislation to regulate the use of medical devices remains in place in the UK during and until the end of the Brexit transition period, but by 31 December this year, the UK government wants standalone UK legislation in place. An important step in that process happened today, when junior health minister Baroness Nicola Blackwood (House of Lords) laid the UK Medicines and Medical Devices (MMD) bill before parliament.
How closely it will align with the existing EU legislation will be known over the coming weeks of debate. The...