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The Commissioner\u2019s core role will be to promote the safety of patients and the importance of the views of patients in relation to medicines and medical devices.<\/p>
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Between March and December 2020, 562,620 patients across England were removed from the National Health Service waiting list following treatment by private providers.<\/p>"}
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The Government has no current plans to establish a redress agency as set out in recommendation three of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. The Government is able to establish redress schemes on individual issues without the need for a new organisation and has done so several times.<\/p>
We have prioritised a new safety regime for devices to reduce the risk of harm occurring.<\/p>"}
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We have some of the finest, globally-recognised medical research charities right across the United Kingdom, which are an integral part of our world-leading life sciences sector. Last week I met medical research charities to discuss what more we can do to support them and our life sciences sector as a whole go from strength to strength across all parts of the UK.<\/p>"}
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We have made over £59 billion available this year to support the response to COVID-19 and are committing a further £20.3 billion in 2021/22, of which £3 billion is to support National Health Service recovery from the impact of the pandemic.<\/p>
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The Healthy Weight Strategy is not about making food more expensive or restricting people\u2019s choices, but helping people eat healthier with the money they have.<\/p>"}
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