Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will hold a public consultation on the health effects of implanted materials in patients.
The Department currently has no plans to hold a consultation on the health effects of implanted materials in patients. However, we are ensuring that the patients’ voice is routinely heard. This includes the creation of a statutory role of the Patient Safety Commissioner to promote the safety of patients in the use of medicines and medical devices and the importance of the views of patients and the public on the safety of medicines and medical devices.