Last Thursday (11th March), officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for First Do No Harm met to discuss the Group’s activity since launching in December, and to agree on a programme of work going forward. This will include:
- Seeking a backbench business debate about
the First Do No Harm report in the House of Commons
Chamber to maintain parliamentary pressure on the Government to move more
swiftly to implement the outstanding recommendations of the report.
- Arranging a public meeting on the topic of
establishing a register of financial and pecuniary interests for doctors,
as recommended in First Do No Harm. The Group intends to
hold this with the British Medical Journal and will invite a range of
speakers.
- Writing to the Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP) to seek an update on the use of manuals used by DWP PIP
assessors when assessing individuals affected by mesh complications,
sodium valproate and Primodos. This action arises from continuing
concerns among patients about difficulty obtaining PIP.
The Group will publish further updates as this work progresses.
