Consultation: The disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector (DHSC, 4 September 2023)

Summary

In this consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking views on the possible introduction of regulations mandating the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector. The consultation concerns the possible introduction of new secondary legislation that would place a duty on manufacturers and commercial suppliers of medicines, devices and borderline substances to report details of the payments and other benefits they provide to healthcare professionals and organisations.

This consultation aims to address the second part of recommendation 8 in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review, regarding real and perceived conflicts of interest in the health system.

The proposals will enable respondents to share views on:

• the information they would need to provide
• recipients in scope
• payments that would potentially need to be reported
• the timing and content of reporting
• alternatives to regulation.

The consultation closes at 11:59pm on 16 October 2023.