Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120435

Surgical Mesh Implants

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have reported adverse outcomes following rectopexy mesh procedures in the last ten years; and whether his Department has considered those cases in determining eligibility for mesh

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Up to and including the 16 March 2026, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received a total of 3,303 adverse incident reports. Please note that this search was conducted across all relevant brands, models, and manufacturers associa...

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