Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109705
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of retail sold magnets on the safety of cerebrospinal fluid shunts programmable externally by magnets.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusions on the market in the United Kingdom are safe, effective, and manufactured to the highest stan...
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