The campaign organisation is calling for tougher regulations governing the use of medical products in the UK to prevent health scandals like pelvic mesh implants.
Lawyers are calling for a national register of medical products to be set up to prevent health scandals like pelvic mesh implants from happening again. At the moment, registers are ad hoc.
“Creating a central register and making it obligatory to enter details of products, such as pacemakers and artificial heart valves, would build an accurate picture of how safe they are,” said Pauline Roberts, vice president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), which has taken the issue to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
“We must never allow faulty products like pelvic mesh, which left thousands of women with permanent health issues and in terrible pain, to happen again.”
Pelvic mesh was used for years to treat incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women. But the net-like implant can erode and harden, damaging tissue and causing serious pain. Thousands of women suffered life-changing complications, including urinary problems.
APIL, a campaign organisation made up of personal injury lawyers who are committed to protecting the rights of victims of negligence, told the MHRA that regulation governing the use of medical products in the UK needs to be tougher, with more rigorous and frequent checks on new products entering the market.
