The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging clinicians to report adverse events relating to medical devices.
CHRISTOPHER EARL RGN BA (Hons), nurse advisor, MHRA, provides an insight into the role of the agency in responding to such incidents and highlights the latest educational tools aimed at improving safety.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health responsible for protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and that they are used safely. One way it aims to achieve this is by investigating reports of adverse incidents involving medical devices and instigating corrective actions to reduce the risk of recurrence. The MHRA is keen to increase awareness of its role in this area and the vital role that all healthcare professionals have in making medical devices safer.
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