The APPG for FDNH held a discussion with the Patient Safety Commissioner, on her experiences and reflections from her first four months in post and her priorities for the year ahead.

View the minutes of the meeting here: firstdonoharmappg.org.uk/2023/02/10/app…

Thanks to all those who attended the launch of my 100 Days Report setting out what I have done in my first months in the role and what I plan to do patients-association.org.uk/patient-safety… #patientvoice

“Too often we have found the voice of the patient is not properly heard.” Thanks Patient Safety Commissioner for inviting us to the #100daysreport launch where Sharron Mahony voiced concerns of members of #slingthemesh

What people want is for medicine to be humanised, what we have is medicine that is industrialised - my message to the First Do No Harm APPG this morning Sarah Green MP 🔶 Natalie Bennett Feryal Clark MP @EmmaHardyMP Sharon Hodgson MP

Emma Murphy (INFACT) ☘️💕😘🦋 and janet williams MBE INFACT/FACSA are true heroes. But they, and all the other women given this medication during pregnancy, deserve more than praise and MBEs. They deserve compensation to help their families. itv.com/news/granada/2…

Baroness Julia Cumberlege wrote a report in July 2020 looking at two drugs and a medical device which caused women or their babies harm. What progress does she think has been made since then in supporting those affected? She joins Emma Barnett at 10am ⬇️

This morning at Health and Social Care Committee, we heard moving testimonies from Emma Murphy (INFACT) ☘️💕😘🦋 and janet williams MBE INFACT/FACSA about the impact of sodium valproate on people's lives.

Our session was following up on the Government’s response to the ‘First Do No Harm’ report from 2020.

APPG co-chair Julia Cumberlege gave evidence to Health and Social Care Committee on the implementation of Review Tweets report. She gave an update on the progress implementing the report.

This morning APPG co-chair Julia Cumberlege gave evidence to Health and Social Care Committee on the implementation of Review Tweets report #FirstDoNoHarm .

Julia Cumberlege says at Health and Social Care Committee of the evening publication of the update report on the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review was a 'disgrace'.
'All this lastminute.com is not good enough in running our country and running our health service'

'We have no idea how many women are suffering from mesh complications ... it is a ticking time-bomb' Kath Sansom tells Health and Social Care Committee
Says 2/3 of mesh complications also not logged as not mandatory for clinicians to log adverse effects #slingthemesh

Join us on Tuesday 13th December as we hear from campaigners, members of the review team and the Government about progress on recommendations in the IMMDS Review.

Find out more here: committees.parliament.uk/event/16454/fo…

Very promising to hear in Caroline Nokes MP adjournment debate on foetal #valproate spectrum disorder yesterday that Maria Caulfield MP committed to discuss the potential of #redress schemes with the #PatientSafetyCommissioner Henrietta Hughes. #FirstDoNoHarm

This evening, Caroline Nokes MP will lead an adjournment debate in UK House of Commons on fatalities relating to foetal #valproate spectrum disorder. Thanks to Caroline and her parliamentary colleagues for their support. Cat Smith MP @EmmaHardyMP janet williams MBE INFACT/FACSA

Chair of Health and Social Care Committee Steve Brine MP has written to Steve Barclay seeking an update on Department of Health and Social Care implementation of Review Tweets report #FirstDoNoHarm , and to hear his views on redress for those affected by #sodiumvalproate , #surgicalmesh and #Primodos committees.parliament.uk/publications/3…

The APPG for first Do No Harm is pleased to welcome Margaret Ritchie to her new role as Vice-Chair. For the AGM minutes and full results of the election of officers follow the link firstdonoharmappg.org.uk/2022/11/09/app…

The APPG for first Do No Harm is delighted that Sharon Hodgson MP was elected as co-Chair alongside Julia Cumberlege. The Group warmly welcomes Sharon to her new role. For the minutes of the AGM and full election results, follow the link firstdonoharmappg.org.uk/2022/11/09/app…

The APPG for First Do No Harm held its annual general meeting, on 19 October. To read more including the minutes from the meeting and the officers elected follow the link firstdonoharmappg.org.uk/2022/11/09/app…