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Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Commons · Question 29538 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide a redress scheme for those harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 17 Feb 2025

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex matter involving wo...