Surgical Mesh Implants

(asked on 26th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England has to maintain the suspension on the use of surgical mesh.


Answered by
Nadine Dorries Portrait
Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 3rd December 2020

NHS England and NHS Improvement are monitoring progress on meeting the conditions of the national pause on vaginal mesh insertion procedures.

The ‘pause’ on use of vaginal mesh remains in operation and changes will only be made following consultation with stakeholders including patients, professional bodies and other National Health Service organisations.

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