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HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewThe hon. Lady is absolutely right in everything she said, and I completely agree with her, 100%. My team of officials and I, from the very first day that I arrived in the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy hon. Friend raises the important issue of informed consent, which has come very much to the fore recently, including how detailed consent needs to be and how much information…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI cannot comment on Primodos owing to pending legal action.09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewAgain, that is a list of asks, and as I said in my reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris), we will take on board all the requests made and come back in time…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI commend the right hon. Gentleman for his compassion and for his commitment to campaigning on this. I just have to repeat what I said in my previous answer. I have…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewIn the Department of Health and Social Care, we work daily and continually on improving patient safety to make our NHS the safest healthcare system in the world. Procedures such…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank the hon. Lady for her ardent campaigning on this issue. I can only say again that I have absolute sympathy with the families on whose behalf she has been campaigning, but…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the independent medicines and medical devices review. This review was announced by my right hon. Friend…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI am today informing the House of the publication of the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege. I would like to…08 Jul 2020HANSARDMesh TreatmentOn access to services, NHS England advises that it is aware of the negative impact that covid-19 is having on patients during what is a very challenging period. As a result of my…23 Jun 2020HANSARDInfant Mental Health Awareness[Inaudible.]23 Jun 2020HANSARDMesh TreatmentDepartmental officials have been working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to establish means of specialist support for those women requiring it. NHS England is in the process…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19Coronavirus presents the most serious public health emergency that our nation has faced for a generation. I thank Members for the many contributions made in this debate, which…12 May 2020HANSARDPaterson InquiryThe report of the independent inquiry into the issues raised by the former breast surgeon Ian Paterson was published on 4 February 2020. It describes significant failures in the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareLet me just go on to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) about diabulimia. It is also of course the point that the right hon. Member…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I will go on to talk about waiting times, but he is absolutely right. It is one of the first trials that we have since rolled out to…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe are continuing the investment in mental health services through the NHS long-term plan, as I think most people know. The £2.3 billion is with NHS England, which has a long-term…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe are continuing the investment in mental health services through the NHS long-term plan, as I think most people know. The £2.3 billion is with NHS England, which has a long-term…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareLet me just go on to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) about diabulimia. It is also of course the point that the right hon. Member…19 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I will go on to talk about waiting times, but he is absolutely right. It is a trial that we have rolled out to ensure that, across…19 Mar 2020