Medical negligence case difficulties and why financial redress is so important for mesh injured

In this opinion piece for Patient Safety Learning – The Hub, Sling The Mesh founder Kath Sansom looks at flaws in the Government’s approach to women harmed by pelvic mesh surgery receiving financial redress.

She highlights the unsuccessful case of Sarah*, who attempted to bring a clinical negligence case after suffering multiple complications as a result of pelvic mesh, to demonstrate that the national Redress Agency recommended by the Cumberlege Review is still very necessary.

*Name changed for anonymity.