"As every week, month, year passes, women are getting more frustrated, upset. You can't put their pain on hold. A lot of them have had to give up work or reduce their hours. They're struggling to make ends meet. We have some members, they've had to sell their homes and move in with elderly parents, marriages broken down We see those women at three in the morning trying to put up a post saying, I don't want to be here any more'"
"I'm so angry that these women have their lives ruined and no one is taking accountability by giving them compensation it's morally unacceptable. For years pelvic mesh was regarded as the gold standard fix for stress incontinence and prolapse in women, conditions that can occur after childbirth or as women approach menopause. None of us were warned about the risks. We were all told it wa"
Thousands of women experienced life-changing complications after receiving transvaginal pelvic mesh implants, with some left unable to walk or work. Plans for financial redress were set out by England's patient safety commissioner, Dr Henrietta Hughes, two years ago, but ministers have made no commitments to compensation. The Hughes plans included compensation for children disabled by maternal sodium valproate use. The government acknowledged there is still no timetable for payments for pelvic mesh and valproate victims. Campaigners report worsening mental health, financial hardship, family breakdowns, and mounting frustration, and Hughes intends to raise the issue directly with the prime minister.
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