Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38561

Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hernia mesh surgeries have taken place in each of the last 20 years; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are informed of the risks of mesh complications.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The following table shows the count of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) where there was any procedure for 'hernia mesh surgeries', recorded for the years 2004/05 to 2023/24, in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned acti...

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