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Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care)
Tuesday 26th November 2013

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting this important issue. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regularly reviews the evidence relating to anti-epileptic drug use, particularly sodium valproate products, and we check what information is available to doctors so that it can be passed on to patients. I am concerned about the issue my hon. Friend raises, so I have asked NHS England’s national director of patient safety, Dr Mike Durkin, to look into it carefully and get back to me.

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New York has raised the age for buying tobacco products to 21. As a public health care policy, has the Department considered that matter?

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