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Healthcare professionals asked to share views on receiving information from MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) is asking healthcare professionals for feedback on how they would like to receive safety information from the regulator.
A 14-week public consultation has been launched and the feedback gathered will be used to support healthcare professionals to deliver care to patients.
The consultation is open to general practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, midwives, specialty care doctors, technicians and other registered medical professionals, including professional bodies and Royal Colleges. Four key areas will be covered in the consultation - safety reporting systems; MHRA advice and regulatory decisions; awareness and understanding of the MHRA’s safety role; and how easy it is for healthcare professionals to share their views and expertise with the
Dr June Raine, MHRA Chief Executive, said: "All healthcare professionals want to deliver the best outcomes for patients, and we share this goal. Effective engagement and communication with healthcare professionals are therefore vital for the MHRA to support healthcare professionals and patients to make informed decisions about care and treatment.
"It is crucial for us to understand how we can build on and improve our safety communications and reporting systems, to better support healthcare decisions.
"We want to learn from a wide range of healthcare professionals and use this to develop a new approach that improves how safety information and reporting systems are communicated and used.
"I want to encourage every healthcare professional and representative organisation to respond to this consultation. Learning from your experiences and your views on what we need to improve will give us a clear direction on how to tailor our engagement most effectively."
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