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End Of An Era: MHRA’s Wilkinson On Record Over Creating Brexit-Proof Devices Section At MHRA

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

John Wilkinson talks to Medtech Insight about his legacy, Brexit issues and how he sees the UK regulatory system evolving when he leaves in October this year,  after seven years as head of devices at the MHRA.

John Wilkinson

John Wilkinson is to retire as director of devices at the UK MHRA at the end of October 2019, at a time of immense change for the medtech regulatory system.

Far from slipping out of the backdoor unnoticed after over seven years at the helm, Wilkinson has a vision to...

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