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Regenerative Medicine - Government Response

Published 1 October 2013

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The government's response

This document responds to 1st Report - Regenerative medicine.

This is the government's response, published 1 October 2013.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Government welcomes the Committee's report and says it will establish a Regenerative Medicine Expert Group, while declining some recommendations and deferring responses on others to the TSB and Research Councils.

  • On delivery in the NHS, it agrees that a clear pathway will aid the sector and will establish a Regenerative Medicine Expert Group to develop an NHS delivery readiness strategy and action plan. The group will also monitor the effect of regulation.
  • On regulation, it "does not believe there is a need for an additional advisory group on regulation", citing the Expert Group's monitoring role and ongoing streamlining work.
  • On funding, it cannot commit to adopting policy recommendations from a possible ESRC and TSB study, "although we will consider any recommendations". It says an evaluation of value-based pricing after one year would be "too soon".
  • On the Committee's champion proposal, it will "give careful consideration" to whether the Expert Group's Chair should also be the UK's Regenerative Medicine Champion, but says it would not be suitable to decide before a Chair is appointed.

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