The Patient Safety Commissioner, Prof Henrietta Hughes, has written to No.10 to request further information in relation to the Hughes Report exercising her statutory powers under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act for the second time since her appointment. The deadline for a response to her request is 16 July. Specifically, Prof Hughes has asked […]
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Secretary of State and Social Care reaffirms commitment to respond to the Hughes report within this parliament
The Patient Safety Commissioner has continued to seek clarity from the Department of Health and Social Care on financial redress for the thousands of patients harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. On 2 March 2026, the Commissioner wrote to the Secretary of State requesting an update on timelines for a compensation scheme and highlighting the […]
Patient Safety Commissioner calls for urgent compensation for pelvic mesh and valproate patients
More than two years after the Hughes Report was published, the Government has yet to provide a clear timeline for implementing a compensation scheme for the thousands of patients harmed by pelvic mesh and valproate. Professor Hughes has described the delay as unacceptable, given the severity and scale of harm involved, and has written directly […]
Patient Safety Commissioner to approach Number 10 directly over redress delays
Patient Safety Commissioner Professor Henrietta Hughes has today announced she will approach Number 10 directly to secure financial redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh and the medicine valproate, following a Government update that provides no timetable for decisions on financial compensation. The announcement comes nearly two years after the publication of the Hughes Report in February 2024, which […]
Responding to the National Voices report
Responding to the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and National Voices report – ‘Patient views on medical devices prescribed to them outside of hospital in England’ Patient Safety Commissioner Professor Henrietta Hughes said: “Hearing the patient voice is paramount if we are to make important progress in the way we […]
Patient Safety Commissioner publishes letter to Minister Ahmed
On Friday 31 October 2025, marking the second anniversary of the Ministerial Advice to the DHSC, I wrote to Minister Ahmed formally to exercise the powers under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (Sch 1, para 3), to request information for the purposes of carrying out my core duties. I have requested a clear timeline of […]