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Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants

Commons · Question 50325 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Patient Safety Commissioner has made on their work on Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 12 May 2025

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...