Jeremy Hunt launches review into handling of vaginal mesh scandal

Health secretary admits official failings over a number of medical treatment issues

Jeremy Hunt, the health and social care secretary, has launched a nine-month review into how the NHS addresses concerns about medical treatments, including vaginal mesh devices.

Speaking in the Commons, he admitted the government had failed to respond adequately to a series of public health scandals caused by the side effects of medical treatments, citing the surgical mesh scandal as a key example.

Continue reading... February 21, 2018 at 08:24PM