Interim Devices Working Group
The Interim Devices Working Group replaces the Devices Expert Advisory Committee (DEAC) and is responsible for providing independent, external expert input and advice on a wide range of aspects relating to medical devices to help MHRA ensure the safe introduction and management of medical devices.
The Interim Devices Working Group (IDWG) is a working group formed in autumn 2022 to provide expert advice regarding decisions on the safety, performance, benefits and risks of devices in use in the UK healthcare system, prior to the launch of the statutory committee under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 in 2023.
Functions
The proposed functions of the IDWG are:
- to advise MHRA on matters relating to medical devices including signal validation, advice on the safety, performance and quality of medical devices including advice on the steps up to and including moves to remove medical devices from the UK/GB market - in addition, there should be scope to provide advice on pre-market processes such as clinical investigations
- to create and maintain oversight of specialist groups
- any other matters relating to medical devices
The IDWG will review its performance against these core activities on an annual basis.
Current vacancies
The Interim Devices Working Group is looking to appoint two professional members to the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Expert Advisory Group (PRAS EAG). Expertise required for the professional (expert) member role in the following areas:
- Member of Cosmetic Practice Standards Authority (CPSA) - PRASEAG24-2
- Member of Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) – PRASEAG24-3
PRASEAG24-2 - Member of Cosmetic Practice Standards Authority (CPSA)
Please find attached:
PRASEAG24-3 - Member of Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP)
Please find attached:
The closing date for applications is Thursday 31st October 2024.
Members
| Post | Name | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Tom Clutton-Brock MBE MB ChB FRCP FRCA FFICM | Director, Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre, Clinical Director, NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Cooperative, Chair, NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee, Associate Medical Director, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, University of Birmingham |
| Member | Mr Jonathan Boyle MB ChB, MD, MA (Cantab), FRCSEd, FRCSEng, FRCS (Gen.Surg) | Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge; Clinical Lead, National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) for Vascular Surgery; Chair of the Medical Devices Outcomes and Registries (MDOR) Steering Board, Vascular and IR, NHSE |
| Member | Professor Richard Bulbulia MA MD FRCS FRCS(Gen) | Associate Professor, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford; Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit at the University of Oxford; Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Member | Professor Alastair Denniston MA MRCP FRCOphth PhD | Consultant Ophthalmologist (Uveitis and Medical Retina), University Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT; Honorary Professor and Deputy Director Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham |
| Lay Member | Dr Rebecca Harmston PhD | |
| Member | Mr Michael Hart BSc (Hons) MBChB AHEA PhD FRCSEd (Neuro.surg) FEBNS | Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon, St George’s, University of London & St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Member | Professor Chris Hopkins BSc. (Hons) FAHCS FIPEM CEng MIET | Consultant Clinical Scientist, Honorary Professor and Clinical Director, Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Head of the Tritech Institute, Hywel Dda University Health Board; Assistant Director of Health Science and AHP’s, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| Member | Mr Sebastian Janner MSci MSc | Clinical Scientist, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals |
| Member | Professor Thomas Joyce BEng, MSc, MA, PhD | Professor of Orthopaedic Engineering, School of Engineering, Newcastle University. |
| Member | Dr Rubeta Matin PhD BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCP[Derm] | Consultant Dermatologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford |
| Member | Professor Daniel Martin OBE BSc MBChB FRCA FFICM PhD | Professor of Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth; Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust |
| Member | Dr Tom Pelly BSc MBBS (Hons) PGCE DCH FRCP FRCGP | GP Partner, Horfield Health Centre, Bristol; Clinical Director, Phoenix Primary Care Network, Bristol |
| Member | Professor Muireann Quigley BSc(Med) BSc(Hons) MBChB MA PhD | Chair in Law, Medicine, and Technology, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham |
| Member | Dr Neil Smart BSc(Hons) MBChB FCAI MBA | Chair of the Scottish Health Technologies Group; Consultant Anaesthetist NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow |
| Lay Member | Ms Josephine Tapper |
Dates of meetings
| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Summary minutes
The Code of Practice
Code of Practice on conflicts of interest applies to chairs, members, co-opted members and invited and patient experts of all our scientific advisory committees. See Code of Practice.
The principles in the Code also apply to observers and invited experts who are asked to contribute written advice and do not attend committee meetings.