Sling The Mesh in the news: 2015
News headlines, features and discussion about Sling The Mesh in 2015. Includes the launch of the campaign in June 2015.
Taboo busting – let’s talk about incontinence and menopause, says the Government’s first female chief medical officer. Cambs Times
NHS admits it has not always given best care with mesh slings. Cambs Times
Women suffering crippling lifelong pain after a simple day case operation. Cambs Times
Women have made strides in almost all aspects of society, but discrimination is still alive in one of the final places anyone would expect: health care. When it comes to the availability of life-saving medical products and the safety of drugs and devices, men still have the upper hand. And according to Drugwatch, one of the greatest and most powerful health agencies in the world – the US Food and Drug Administration – is a big part of the problem. Read the full article
Campaigners raising awareness about an operation that uses a plastic mesh sling to support weakened pelvic floor muscles have welcomed a new report proving the plastic degrades inside the body. Cambs Times
A mesh implant used in a women’s operation is like “a ticking time bomb”, according to a Peterborough city councillor who is backing the Sling The Mesh campaign. Cambs Times
MP Steve Barclay says he is cautiously optimistic about the future of mesh implants. Cambs Times
Worrying lack of surgeons to remove mesh when it goes wrong. Cambs Times
Leaked documents show women in a mesh trial are not monitored properly. Cambs Times
Cochrane Review into mesh has used reports with risk of bias. Cambs Times
First do no harm: surgeon Christine Landon discusses the risk of mesh surgery for incontinence or prolapse. The Expert Witness
Kath Sansom launches the Sling The Mesh campaign to stop the operation that’s ruining women’s lives.
Kath underwent the operation earlier in 2015 – but she went from an active mother of two to someone who struggles with daily pain. Cambs Times
Kath’s MP – NE Cambs MP Steve Barclay – writes to the health secretary and the NHS medical director after hearing of the Sling The Mesh campaign. Cambs Times
One week after launching, the campaign had gathered support from around the world. Cambs Times
The European Commission was due to release a report about its findings on TVT mesh. A seven-year study into TVT mesh erosion was also due to be discussed at an international conference in France. The study, by researchers in the Netherlands, claimed 40% of women suffer mesh erosion following the TVT operation. Cambs Times
Hospital leaflets don’t warn of risks, but the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn said it does procedure ‘only when essential’. Cambs Times
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) urges women to report mesh complications using its Yellow Card system. Cambs Times
Fruit netting was nearly passed as a mesh sling – proving how lax the regulation system is. Cambs Times
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