Patient Safety Commissioner: Promoting safety in medicines and medical devices - presentation by Helen Hughes and Marie Lyon (17 May 2022)

Summary

Following the publication of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices and Safety (IMMDS) Review in July 2022, the UK Government accepted a recommendation to appoint a Patient Safety Commissioner responsible for promoting safety in the context of the use of medicines and medical devices.

At the Health Plus Care conference on the 19 May 2022, Patient Safety Learning's Chief Executive Helen Hughes and Marie Lyon, Chair of the Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests, considered the key challenges that will faced by the new Patient Safety Commissioner and the importance of implementing in full the recommendations of the IMMDS Review. See attached their presentation slides.

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