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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

May. 30 2024

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 27 May 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: Clear consideration should be given to the need for performing safety critical tasks, e.g.

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
HSC Business Services Organisation (Northern Ireland)

May. 30 2024

Source Page: NI Sodium Valproate Monitoring Report, October 2023 to March 2024
Document: (Excel)

Found: 1https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/national-patient-safety-alert-valproate-organisations-to-prepare-for-new-regulatory-measures-for-oversight-of-prescribing-to-new-patients-and-existing-female-patients-natpsa-slash

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
NHS Physiotherapy Workforce - Thu 30 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) Patients are then advised to contact the GP increasing their caseload.Patients often can’t get through - Speech Link
2: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) The physio practitioners encourage patients to self-manage and patient safety is enhanced through early - Speech Link
3: Baillie, Jackie (Lab - Dumbarton) Physiotherapists are being brought into GP surgeries to help patients with musculoskeletal conditions - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 30 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) advise me of the details, I will take the issue up, as he will understand I would do.I say also that patients - Speech Link
2: Sarwar, Anas (Lab - Glasgow) that he has spent the past week fighting for Michael Matheson when he should have been fighting for patients - Speech Link
3: Sarwar, Anas (Lab - Glasgow) Why is John Swinney failing NHS staff and patients every single day? - Speech Link
4: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) There will be essential projects that have to be undertaken to ensure public safety and to guarantee - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department of Health and Social Care

May. 29 2024

Source Page: New restrictions on puberty blockers
Document: introduced regulations (PDF)

Found: of the Medicines Act 1968( a), it appearing to them to be necessary to do so in the interests of safety

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department of Health and Social Care

May. 29 2024

Source Page: New restrictions on puberty blockers
Document: New restrictions on puberty blockers (webpage)

Found: During this period no new patients under 18 will be prescribed these medicines for the purposes of puberty

Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2023-24: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes May. 29 2024

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: women seeking abortion 741 Change the continuing healthcare guidance to make it fair for Dementia patients

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

May. 29 2024

Source Page: Topical steroids: introduction of new labelling and a reminder of the possibility of severe side effects, including Topical Steroid Withdrawal Reactions
Document: information (PDF)

Found: This was subsequently supported by an NHS England and NHS Improvement national patient safety alert (

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

May. 29 2024

Source Page: Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in April 2024
Document: Levemir® InnoLet® 100 units/ml solution for injection in pre-filled pen (insulin detemir), Insulatard® InnoLet® 100 international units/ml suspension for injection in pre-filled pen (insulin isophane human), NovoTwist® 5mm needles (32G), NovoFine® 6mm needles (31G), NovoFine® 8mm needles (30G), NovoFine® Autocover® needle (30G) and NovoFine® Remover: DISCONTINUATION (PDF)

Found: • Do not initiate any new patients on InnoLet.

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

May. 29 2024

Source Page: Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in April 2024
Document: Mounjaro® ▼(tirzepatide) 2.5 mg KwikPen® solution for injection in pre-filled pen: Extended Use Beyond Printed Expiry Date, Batches D712074, D720751, D720957 (PDF)

Found: • Patients can continue to use Mounjaro® 2.5 Kwikpen® of these specified batches until the extended