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Dear Department of Health,

Since May 2014 I have been trying to find out who is responsible for monitoring drug trial data in the UK.

Following a year of challenging communications with the
1. The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman
2. Members of Parliament.
3. The Health Research Authority

It was confirmed yesterday that there does not seem to be any agency in the UK that is monitoring the set up, conduct and management of drug trials on humans.

If this is factually correct then there are serious issues of public health and safety here.

Yours faithfully,

Fiona Watts

Department of Health and Social Care

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Dear Ms Watts,   

Please find the Department's response to your recent FOI request
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Yours sincerely,
 
Anna Coundley
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Dear Anna Coundley, Department of Health,

Please could I have your help in bringing clarity to my former FOI request as soon as possible?
I followed the link you provided but it created more queries than answers.

1) Who at NHS England was responsible for the monitoring of drug trials in the UK in 1995?
2) If not the NHS, which goverment department should have been responsible?

Yours faithfully,

Fiona Watts

Department of Health and Social Care

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D. Speers left an annotation ()

Sounds like an Internal Review of the DH handling of your FOI request should be implemented!!

Cheers for your interest and supportlDee,

maybe the NHS has become SO privatised, there is no legal obligation to make any effort to adhere to UK data laws nowadays?

Many thanks

Yours faithfully,

Fiona Watts

Department of Health and Social Care

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Our ref: DE00000945825 
 
Dear Ms Watts, 

Please find the Department's response to your recent FOI request attached.

Yours sincerely,
 
Anna Coundley
Freedom of Information Officer
Department of Health
 

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