Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70366

Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish updated guidance on the eight types of hernia mesh.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Topics for new or updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are considered through the NICE prioritisation process. Decisions as to whether NICE will create new, or update existing, guidance are overseen by an inte...

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