Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119098

Breasts: Plastic Surgery

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help make primary care workers aware of the potential for a link between autoimmune conditions and breast implants.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Guidance for clinicians and patients called Symptoms sometimes referred to as Breast Implant Illness, including autoimmune conditions, was published by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in 2020 and updated in 2023. Healthcare profess...

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