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<p>The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has now been established, with the first
meeting held in January 2018. The AAC is led by an independent chair and made up of
senior representation from NHS England, the National Institute for Health Research,
the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS Improvement, the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Government, industry and patients.</p><p>Sir
Andrew Witty was appointed the first independent chair, but has recently stepped down
to avoid a perception of conflict of interest following his appointment as Chief Executive
Officer of Optum. We will announce the new chair of the AAC shortly. The AAC has made
strong progress under Sir Andrew Witty’s Chairmanship and we want to thank him for
the excellent progress he made in establishing the AAC during his short time as the
chair. We are confident that the Accelerated Access Pathway remains on track to launch
in April 2018, as previously announced.</p>
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