A newly published paper, “Chronic Postoperative Pain, Current Controversy on Inguinal Hernia, Expert Patient Perspective, Bioethics, and Global Health”, is a significant step forward in recognising chronic pain after hernia mesh surgery.
NEW STUDY: The mesh-fibromyalgia connection just got harder to ignore
Mesh manufacturers insist their products are the gold standard treatment for incontinence, yet a new study from the Manchester Mesh Centre has found evidence that mesh-related injury may trigger central sensitisation, a biological process linked to widespread, persistent pain.
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The mesh sling timeline: warnings ignored, profits protected, women paid the price
In 2003 doctors warned if TVT mesh slings caused unexpected complications and needed removing on a wide scale it would have significant impact on women and the NHS. Two decades later, specialist mesh centres are overwhelmed, waiting lists are growing, access to treatment depends heavily on postcode, and there is still no universally agreed method for safely removing mesh without […]
$88 million for American hernia mesh injured man. What about UK patients?
A jury in the United States has ordered Medtronic’s Covidien division to pay $88 million to a couple after finding that surgeons were not adequately warned about risks linked to the company’s Symbotex hernia mesh.
High Court Judge criticises surgeon for ‘cherry-picking’ evidence in high value mesh case
Oxford surgeon Simon Jackson has been criticised by a High Court judge for giving evidence that was “wholly unsatisfactory” “cherry-picking” and “lacked balance” when he acted as medical expert for an NHS Health board defending a high value mesh case.
Don’t hide 70% of the money! Government transparency plans leave most industry payments in the dark
The Cumberlege Review called for a mandatory, enforceable transparency system which would force industry to log the millions it gives to the UK health sector every year – this money has been proven to bias research and prescribing.
£929 million from Pharma to the UK health sector in one year
Did you know that hundreds of millions are paid by industry to the UK healthcare sector every year? In 2025 it was £929 million. In 2024 it was £813 million.
Transparency should not be controversial – our fight for Sunshine legislation
Thanks to the BMJ for covering the story of how six years on from the Cumberlege Review, and over a decade of advocacy from #slingthemesh and we’re still waiting for meaningful action on transparency around pharma and device payments to the health sector.
Andy Burnham highlights mesh campaign in call for Hillsborough Law
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham recognised the need for justice for women affected by Mesh, Primodos, Sodium Valproate and PIP implant scandals.
Derryn Hinch remembered – standing up for mesh injured women when others wouldn’t
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of former Senator Derryn Hinch – the first Australian politician to take mesh injured women seriously and a huge support to the global mesh injured community.
