Sepsis is a medical emergency that can kill within hours. For some women harmed by surgical mesh, it is a terrifying reality. These are not isolated stories of routine infections.
Mesh redress raised in Parliament again
Mesh redress returned to Parliament again today, with powerful contributions from MPs across the House.
Parliamentary screening of mesh documentary sparks calls for urgent financial redress
Campaigners, parliamentarians, patient safety organsiations, cllinicians, academics and injured women came together in Parliament for a screening of The MESH Documentary, a powerful film exposing the devastating impact of pelvic mesh on women’s lives.
Navigating uncertainty – the human impact of pelvic mesh complications
A lack of awareness among GPs and inconsistent referral pathways are among the biggest frustrations faced by women seeking support for pelvic mesh complications, a new study has found.
New documentary exposes the human cost of the global pelvic mesh scandal
A new international documentary channel launches its first film today (1 October), by telling the story of the devastating impact of the pelvic mesh scandal, one of the most significant failures in women’s healthcare of our time.
Mesh Removal: More Questions Than Answers
The Department of Health’s latest response on pelvic mesh removal leaves several important questions unanswered.
Ulf Ulmsten inventor of TVT mesh slings signed a lucrative deal with J&J
Swedish Professor Ulf Ulmsten developed the TVT (Tension-Free Vaginal Tape) procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence in the late 1990s. He received $25million from Johnson & Johnson for the invention and was later offered a further $400,000 if he could provide clinical trial evidence proving the procedure’s safety and effectiveness. The trial that launched millions of mesh implant procedures: did […]
World Patient Safety Day: Six years after First Do No Harm, women are still waiting for justice
On World Patient Safety Day (17 September), Sling The Mesh is calling on the Government to implement two key recommendations from the landmark First Do No Harm review – compensation for women avoidably harmed by pelvic mesh and Sunshine legislation to improve transparency around industry payments in healthcare. Six years after Baroness Cumberlege’s review exposed systemic failures that harmed thousands […]
New hernia mesh study challenges claims that chronic pain is ‘just anxiety or depression’
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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