Patient Safety Commissioner

{{Short description|Official tasked to advocate on behalf of patients}}

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The Patient Safety Commissioner is a UK public position,{{Cite web |date=21 November 2018|title=First ever Patient Safety Commissioner appointed |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-ever-patient-safety-commissioner-appointed|access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Department of Health and Social Caree |publisher=HM Government}} overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021, effective on 11 February 2021, promoting patient safety.{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2021 |chapter=3 |act=Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 |section=1 |date=2021-02-11 |access-date=2024-07-03}} This entails listening, advocating, holding the system to account, monitoring trends, and demanding action where necessary as recommended by the Cumberlege Report.{{Cite web|title=First Do No Harm: The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review|url=https://www.immdsreview.org.uk/downloads/IMMDSReview_Web.pdf|access-date=2024-07-03|archive-date=2024-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308231539/https://www.immdsreview.org.uk/downloads/IMMDSReview_Web.pdf|website=The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review}}

The Commissioner's work is politically independent, and the position of a commissioner lasts three years.