Quizartinib approved to treat adult patients with a type of blood cancer

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (11 March 2024) approved the medicine quizartinib (Vanflyta) to be used alongside chemotherapy as first line treatment for adults who have acute myeloi…




Policy paper: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024 draft SI

Draft version of the statutory instrument to ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes in England.




£35 million investment to boost maternity safety

The investment will be provided over the next three years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences




Appointment of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2024

The King has approved the appointment of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh as His Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2024.




New ‘Elizabeth Emblem’ unveiled to commemorate public servants who died in line of duty

Family members of police officers, firefighters and other public servants who have died in public service will be recognised by a new emblem.