As we mark two years since the publication of the Hughes Report, a Westminster Hall debate was held that gave a stern warning to government – do not cruelly give women false compensation hope. Following the debate, Wes Streeting was interviewed by ITV, where he made a statement saying he intends to be the Health Secretary who finally delivers on […]
News headlines, features and discussion about Sling The Mesh in 2026.
I had a TVT‑O bladder mesh sling in 2014, and within two weeks of having it fitted I started having problems. I went back to my specialist, but was told they had never heard of any issues. Instead, I was put on antidepressants and brought back in repeatedly for surgeries to cut bits of the mesh out. I was left […]
I had a TVT mesh sling for bladder leaks and a mesh prolapse repair in 2013. When I woke from the operation, I came round screaming with unbearable pain down my left leg. I was told it was nerve pain and would settle in time – but it never did. For the next six years I kept going back to […]
Calls are being made for the government to commit to a compensation scheme as the second anniversary approaches of a landmark report setting out steps needed to support women harmed by health treatments. February 2026 marks the second anniversary of the Hughes Report, a defining moment in the fight for compensation and justice for women harmed by pelvic mesh medical […]
Eileen says that living with Meyer–Rokitansky Syndrome has shaped her entire life. She was born without a uterus or reproductive organs, and for many years coped as best she could. But everything changed when she developed a prolapse and underwent mesh repair surgery. Here she tells her story. Instead of helping, the surgery left me with terrible pain – the […]
After the 1968 Medicines Act, people assumed new drugs were properly tested and safe. Doctors were asked to report side effects through the Yellow Card scheme, but because reporting is voluntary and time‑consuming, most problems – then and today – were not recorded.
Kerry is a mum of three boys and had pelvic prolapse repair initially in 2010. However it didn’t work effectively and a year later was suffering with the same heavy, aching and uncomfortable feeling in her pelvis but much worse. After many tests by several consultants she was given pelvic mesh implants in 2014 at the age of 32 due […]
