Patient Safety Commissioner Strategy 2026-2028
Summary written by this site: The strategy page on the Commissioner's website, dated 23 September 2026. It says the strategy "sets out the Patient Safety Commissioner’s priorities for her second term".
Source · Patient safety
Patient Safety Commissioner
Reports and recommendations from the statutory Patient Safety Commissioner for England. Each record links to the Commissioner's own publication.
8 reports
18 recommendations
Reports 8 records
Patient Safety Commissioner annual report 2025 to 2026
Summary written by this site: GOV.UK describes the report: "The report summarises the work of the Patient Safety Commissioner during the financial year 2025 to 2026." It includes the Commissioner's account of progress against her earlier recommendations.
Patient Safety Commissioner annual report 2024 to 2025
Summary written by this site: GOV.UK describes the report: "The report summarises the work of the Patient Safety Commissioner during the financial year 2024 to 2025."
The Safety Gap Report
Summary written by this site: Report commissioned from Professor Margaret Watson examining safety gaps in medicines and medical devices for people with sensory impairment. Found serious gaps and deficiencies in how people with visual and/or hearing impairment access and use medicines and medical devices safely. …
Patient Safety Commissioner annual report 2023 to 2024
Summary written by this site: GOV.UK describes the report: "The report summarises the work of the Patient Safety Commissioner during the financial year 2023 to 2024."
Redress for Mesh and Valproate: A Pathway to Justice (The Hughes Report)
Summary written by this site: Report by Professor Henrietta Hughes, the first Patient Safety Commissioner for England, published 7 February 2024. Sets out a pathway to financial and non-financial redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants and sodium valproate — two of the interventions …
Recommendation on the Safe Use of the Most Potent Teratogens
Summary written by this site: A single recommendation made by the Patient Safety Commissioner on 2 November 2023, calling for NHS England to establish a fully funded National Quality Improvement Programme for safe use of the most potent teratogenic medications (starting with sodium valproate, then …
Recommendations from Martha's Rule
Summary written by this site: Three recommendations made by the Patient Safety Commissioner on 20 October 2023, calling for a structured daily approach to obtaining patient and family information, and 24/7 access to critical care outreach teams for both staff and patients/families. Named after Martha …
The Patient Safety Commissioner is a statutory role established under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021.
Coverage: England statutory patient-safety commissioner publications.
Newest content date: 23 Sep 2026. This describes the content held here, not the date this page was opened.
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- 23 Sep 2026
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Response and addressee breakdown
Response status
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| Response status | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Awaiting response | 10 |
| Accepted | 4 |
| Partial response | 4 |
Who are recommendations addressed to?
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| Addressee | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| HM Government | 10 |
| NHS England | 5 |
| ABPI, MHRA, DHSC | 1 |
| MHRA | 1 |
| DHSC, NHS England | 1 |