Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

Stephanie Peacock Excerpts
Thursday 9th July 2020

(4 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nadine Dorries Portrait Ms Dorries
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I cannot comment on Primodos due to pending legal action.

Stephanie Peacock Portrait Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) (Lab)
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For too long, female patients have had crippling pain dismissed as “women’s problems”. As the Minister said, women have been failed, so can I press her further on the recommendations of this report? Will the Government appoint a patient safety commissioner to ensure that women are taken seriously and that terrible mistakes like this do not happen again?

Nadine Dorries Portrait Ms Dorries
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We will be considering all the recommendations and returning to the House with a full report as soon as possible.