Blog - Primodos: Financial redress is long overdue (11 March 2022)

Summary

Sharon Hartles is a critical criminologist and member of the Open University’s Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative. In this blog, Sharon reflects on events that have unfolded since the publication of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review 'First Do No Harm' report and the Government's response to it. She examines ongoing failures in the government's response and fulfilment of their policy recommendations.

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