Moved by
Lord Bethell
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“PART A1
THE COMMISSIONER FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Establishment and core duties etc
(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a Commissioner for Patient Safety (referred to in this Part as “the Commissioner”) to exercise the functions set out in this Part in relation to England.
(2) The Commissioner’s core duties are to—
(a) promote the safety of patients with regard to the use of medicines and medical devices, and
(b) promote the importance of the views of patients and other members of the public in relation to the safety of medicines and medical devices.
(3) The Commissioner is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.
(4) Schedule (Further provision about the Commissioner for Patient Safety) makes further provision about the Commissioner.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment inserts a new Clause which provides for the creation and core duties of a Commissioner for Patient Safety in relation to medicines and medical devices in England. The new Clause and the Schedule which it introduces would form a new Part, to appear before Part 1.