More than a dozen national priorities have been axed from NHS England plans – including fears this includes a full national rollout of Women’s Health Hubs. Women’s health hubs are intended to provide a wide range of services under one roof, including pelvic health physiotherapy, mammograms, cervical smears, contraception, menopause support, and diagnosis and treatment for common gynaecological issues. Dropping […]
The UK’s health treatment regulator needs urgent and substantial reform in the name of patient safety, a Parliamentary debate agreed. Politicians from all parties levelled harsh criticism at the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for failing to protect patients but instead protecting the manufacturers. MP Esther McVey led the 90-minute House of Commons debate in which MPs addressed failings […]
By Ruth MacLeod and Kath Sansom Our tenacious Sling The Mesh member found a textbook and articles written by her surgeon outlining complications of rectopexy mesh – which proved gold dust in her medical negligence claim when her surgeon denied knowing anything about mesh complications! The book was being written before the time of her surgery. Charlotte’s story Charlotte, underwent […]
