Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Commons · Question 109667 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to patients treated with rectopexy mesh for rectal prolapse as part of its work on redress following the re
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 4 Feb 2026
As set out in the Hughes Report, the Government is carefully considering the Patient Safety Commissioner’s (PSC’s) recommendations, including the proposed approaches to redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh. The Hughes Report did not cover patients trea...