First do no harm : the report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.
by Cumberlege, Julia, Baroness Cumberlege.Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.
Publisher: IMMDSReview, [London] : 2020.Description: 268p.ISBN: 9781527265677.Summary: This report comes after a two-year review, chaired by Baroness Julia Cumberlege, of harrowing patient testimony and a large volume of other evidence concerning three medical interventions: Primodos, sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. It sets out nine major recommendations to bring much-needed help and support to those who have suffered as a result of these interventions, and to reduce the risk of avoidable harm from medicines and medical devices in the future..Subject(s): women | adverse events | treatment failure | patient safety | pregnancy tests | epilepsy | pregnancy | gynaecology | patient experience | medical treatment | surgery | drugs | surgical procedures | evaluation | quality improvement | good practicesDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Associated documentation List(s) this item appears in: Patient safety in the NHS [September 2023] | Women's health [Sepember 2023]
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This report comes after a two-year review, chaired by Baroness Julia Cumberlege, of harrowing patient testimony and a large volume of other evidence concerning three medical interventions: Primodos, sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. It sets out nine major recommendations to bring much-needed help and support to those who have suffered as a result of these interventions, and to reduce the risk of avoidable harm from medicines and medical devices in the future.
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