The Baroness Cumberlege Report
- Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-22635
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Motions as amended
That the Parliament welcomes the recommendations made by Baroness Cumberlege in her report on the independent medicines and medical devices safety review; notes the review’s assertion that there is a ‘widespread and wholly unacceptable labelling of so many symptoms as ‘normal’ and attributable to ‘women’s problems’‘; acknowledges that the review’s findings highlight the repeated dismissal of women’s pain and discomfort; is concerned by the failure to obtain informed consent from many of the women affected by Primodos, sodium valproate and transvaginal mesh; agrees that, without the campaigning of these women and their families, many of the issues cited in the review would not have come to light; acknowledges the Scottish Government’s apology to women and families affected by Primodos, sodium valproate and transvaginal mesh; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner; notes the actions taken by the Scottish Government to offer improved services for women who have suffered complications as a result of transvaginal mesh, and believes that this must include the early prospect of full transvaginal mesh removal surgery being undertaken by surgeons who enjoy the full confidence of the women affected, fully funded by the NHS.
Supported by:
Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey, Joan McAlpine
Original motion text
That the Parliament welcomes the recommendations made by Baroness Cumberlege in her report on the independent medicines and medical devices safety review; acknowledges the Scottish Government's apology to women and families affected by Primodos, sodium valproate and transvaginal mesh; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner, and notes the actions taken by the Scottish Government to offer improved services for women who have suffered complications as a result of transvaginal mesh.
Defeated amendments
The Baroness Cumberlege Report - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Result 57 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Defeated
Amendments that have not been voted on
The Baroness Cumberlege Report - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2020
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The Baroness Cumberlege Report - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2020
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 9, 2020