A Cambridgeshire mum, who founded the Sling The Mesh campaign, has won a prestigious HealthSense award that is normally reserved for academics.

A woman has criticised the government for "dragging its feet" when it came to making reforms for women harmed by pelvic mesh implants. Five years ago, the Cumberlege First Do No Harm report found two ...

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...

An 'outstanding leader' has resigned after more than a decade at an Essex primary school. Kath Samson is stepping down as headteacher at Wyburns Primary School in Rayleigh after 12 years in charge.

More than a third of women who have undergone vaginal mesh surgery have sought urgent care in trauma units due to the subsequent pain they experience, the latest figures reveal. Forced to seek ...

Kath Sansom, founder of Sling The Mesh, has called on the Government to act (Kath Sansom/PA) Ministers have been urged to give financial compensation to women affected by the mesh scandal as the ...

Calls are being made for an immediate suspension of rectopexy bowel mesh surgery after the surgeon who pioneered the procedure was struck off. Bristol surgeon Tony Dixon was removed from the medical ...

Women should be offered a full range of non-surgical options before having vaginal mesh surgery, new draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) state. The ...

AN MP has heaped praise on a headteacher for her years of dedicated service as she retires following the end of the school year. Kath Sansom has been headteacher at Wyburns Primary School, in Rayleigh ...

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