Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 45886

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create a two-stage financial redress scheme for people harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
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...

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