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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Keeley (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 January 2012. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Breast Implants.


Breast Implants

I understand that a number of private clinics will not even scan a patient with PIP implants without charging. However, these goods were counterfeit. They were not of a medical standard, and they could be injurious to health. Should not the NHS be prepared to help women who must be worried sick, and perhaps cannot even afford to have a scan to reassure them? I cannot believe that the NHS would turn its back on a patient who was suffering after drinking counterfeit vodka, so why should it turn its back on these patients?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c188 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Costs Health hazards NHS Plastic surgery Private patients Standards Safety Silicone Breasts
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk