UK gets new head of patient safety as medical technology comes under media spotlight
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The service quality and patient safety elements of the UK's healthcare reforms will soon be the responsibility of Professor Martin Marshall, following his appointment as deputy chief medical officer. The medical technology industry has a vested interest in ensuring that he does a good job when he takes up his post on May 15, but, in the meantime, Clinica notes an apparent shift in policy on risk-management in relation to technological innovation.