Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 December 2002. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Thursday, 5 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to speed clinical implementation of recommendations by the Medical Devices Agency.

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to speed clinical implementation of recommendations by the Medical Devices Agency. [82923] Ms Blears: The Medical Devices Agency (MDA) has instituted a system in acute trusts for monitoring the advice contained in device hazard notices and device alerts to ensure timely distribution and implementation. The MDA is also working closely with the National Patient Safety Agency and colleagues in the Department to introduce a new system to record and monitor the implementation of all safety warnings and to see that these are embedded within each trust's risk management and controls assurance processes.

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