Cutting-edge drugs to be fast-tracked to patients

State-of-the-art medicines will be fast-tracked to patients thanks to the Early Access to Medicines Scheme. The scheme will make the UK one of the best countries in the world to capitalise on breakthroughs in medical care. The Government is determined to strengthen Britain’s science, research and development industry to as part of its long term economic plan. Severely ill patients with life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions will be offered the lifeline of trying ground-breaking new medicines years before they would normally reach them. The Early Access to Medicines scheme will see doctors working with patients to make innovative drugs available