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MHRA and Manchester NHS partner on health innovation sandbox

A partnership to test technologies, including AI, in real NHS settings to enhance patient care through better evidence generation.

Primary source: Open Government Licence v3.0

PV Impact Brief

Urgency: HighConfidence: high

What changed

A partnership was established to create a health innovation sandbox which will allow innovative technologies to be deployed and tested in NHS settings, generating evidence on their effectiveness and safety.

Why it matters

This partnership aims to address the challenge of proving new technologies work effectively in real healthcare environments, facilitating earlier diagnosis and personalized care for patients while enhancing the safety assessment processes within the NHS.

Action needed

The program will implement collaborative processes for the evaluation of technologies, enhancing real-world evidence integration into signal management and impacting regulatory compliance workflows.

Relevant for
Regulatory Intelligence LeadMedical Safety Lead
Processes impacted
Signal ManagementCountry Compliance
Owner

Regulatory Intelligence Lead

Review cadence

Review in the next regulatory intelligence cycle.

Evidence and confidence

Confidence: highSource updated: Sep 2, 2026

Full briefing

Practical implication

The program will implement collaborative processes for the evaluation of technologies, enhancing real-world evidence integration into signal management and impacting regulatory compliance workflows.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) have launched a new partnership to create a health innovation sandbox aimed at testing innovative technologies within the NHS. This initiative seeks to rapidly evaluate healthcare solutions that can improve patient care, safety, and access to new technologies, particularly focusing on AI-enabled medical devices.

What changed: A partnership was established to create a health innovation sandbox which will allow innovative technologies to be deployed and tested in NHS settings, generating evidence on their effectiveness and safety.

Why it matters: This partnership aims to address the challenge of proving new technologies work effectively in real healthcare environments, facilitating earlier diagnosis and personalized care for patients while enhancing the safety assessment processes within the NHS.

Practical implication: The program will implement collaborative processes for the evaluation of technologies, enhancing real-world evidence integration into signal management and impacting regulatory compliance workflows.

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  • Source: MHRA - News and communications
  • Published at source: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
  • Discovered by monitor: 2026-09-02T22:00:55.696Z

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