A new Institute for Policy Research (IPR) policy brief by a team of international academic researchers and Sling The Mesh recommends key legislative reforms to enhance financial transparency in industry-NHS collaborations. Pharmaceutical and medical companies have extensive collaborative ties to the healthcare sector across the UK. The UK Government’s recent International Investment Summit included the announcement of a £279 million investment from pharmaceutical industry giant […]
Sling The Mesh has joined forces with #Essure campaigners to #raisethelimit from 10 years to at least 20 years for a Product Liability compensation claim against makers of faulty medical devices. And from 3 to 10 years for medical negligence. We are pleased to see this matter is being taken seriously thanks to Baroness Sugg who this week asked a […]
Two new studies from Oxford University show how women with “quick fix” pelvic mesh cost the NHS more money in the long term because they require treatment for a wide range of new onset of complications and health conditions. This study shows that women who had mesh surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse had higher administrative consultation […]
Sling The Mesh founder Kath Sansom has been awarded a £20,000 grant to continue her work after being given a Tenacious Campaigner Award. Kath Sansom is among 10 winners of the prestigious awards which support campaigners working to right an injustice. Kath launched Sling the Mesh with just 20 members in 2015. There are now almost 11,000 members from […]
