Differences in Hospital Literature Information

Liverpool Hopsitals NHS Trust says there is a 10% failure rate

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust 2%

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust  5%

Basildon and Thurrock  3%

Central Manchester University Hospital 1%

Hinchingbrooke NHS Trust 1%

MHRA (Medical Health Regulatory Authority)  1-3%

Netherlands study says 40%

However, what constitutes failure? That there has been erosion? It hasn’t worked?

There needs to be a mandatory reporting system on a National Register, as there already is for eg hip replacements, to be able to calculate correct figures on the risks of this operation.

A spokesman at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn say they: “Rarely do this op anymore, only when essential.”

At the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital the patient information leaflet directs women to two support groups – Meshies United and Meshed Up Network – so that they understand the risks of the TVT procedure.