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Surgical Mesh Implants

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23704

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with women experiencing (a) pain and (b) complications from transvaginal mesh implants.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Report at the earliest opportunity.

As part of this work, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health had an introductory meeting with individuals and stakeholders representing those harmed by Pelvic mesh on 17 December 2024.

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