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Written question asked by Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 22 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 June 2018 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 June 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Surgical Mesh Implants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a retrospective audit of ventral mesh rectopexy to take account of its omission from the Government's audit into recovery after vaginal mesh surgery.

Answer

NHS Digital published an audit on 17 April 2018, titled ‘Retrospective Review of Surgery for Urogynaecological Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence using Tape or Mesh’. An executive summary of the report is attached.

The audit reviews Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data. HES data contains details of all admissions, outpatient appointments and accident and emergency attendances at National Health Service hospitals in England. It includes private patients treated in NHS hospitals, patients who were resident outside of England and care delivered by treatment centres, including those in the independent sector, funded by the NHS.

The Department is engaged in ongoing dialogue with arm’s length bodies to assess how it can continue to build on the evidence base for surgical mesh. This includes discussion of areas of concern beyond urogynaecological mesh – i.e. mesh used in surgical procedures to treat rectal prolapse.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146919
Session
2017-19
Attachment
PQ146919 attached document
Related items
Surgical Mesh Implants
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Written questions
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Subjects
Clinical audit Surgical mesh implants
Link
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