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Reporting faulty medical equipment - leaflet

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Type: Publication
Series No: 1
Audience: All
Published: April 2007
Format: Electronic and paper
Size: A4
Pages: 4
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Author: MHRA
Copyright: Crown
   

The MHRA has produced this leaflet which is designed to highlight the dangers of faulty medical equipment and how people can report them. Faults can be reported by phone, e-mail or post. These are available from healthcare outlets, such as GPs' surgeries, pharmacies and hospitals. The MHRA is working with community pharmacists, GPs and hospital out-patient departments to encourage public reporting and protect public health.

The MHRA handles 8,500 incidents related to faulty medical equipment annually, approximately 1,500 of which result in serious injury or death.

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