No such thing as a free lunch – why recording conflicts of interests must be mandatory

In this powerful opinion piece for Patient Safety Learning – The Hub, Sling The Mesh founder Kath Sansom highlights the lack of transparency and reporting around financial conflicts of interest in UK healthcare, and why this poses a serious threat to patient safety. 

Drawing on legislation that was introduced in the US and recommendations from the Cumberlege Review, Kath calls for urgent action to be taken to prevent patients from suffering harm in the future.