Surgical Mesh

It's been decades in the making, but there will be major changes to the way we regulate medicines, medical devices and natural health products.  Audio

The President of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand says change is not happening fast enough on dealing with surgical mesh complications in this country. Audio

Men and women injured by surgical mesh implants - but denied ACC cover - are to have their cases reviewed in a major back down.

It's one of several recommendations in a report that heard from… Audio

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter responds to frustration among surgical mesh campaigners at the apparent U-turn over the establishment of a National Register to track incidents. This week… Audio

Campaigners fighting against the use of surgical mesh say no one from the Government has spoken to them about an apparent back-track on its election promise to set up a mesh register. This week the… Audio

The Health Ministry has launched a survey asking people harmed by mesh how they would like to share their experiences. Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter says mesh has caused considerable… Audio

Surgical mesh advocacy group, Mesh Down Under, is claiming a partial victory in its campaign against the harm caused by the medical devices Audio

The Ministry of Health has described the harm caused to hundreds of women from surgical mesh as a "tragedy". A senior ministry staffer Dr Stewart Jessamine talks to Kathryn Ryan. Audio

ACC has paid out more than $13 million for surgical mesh-related claims in the past 12 years, data released today has revealed. Audio

Fear of transvaginal surgical mesh is driving patients to avoid modern hernia repair surgery says Christchurch Hospital surgeon Steven Kelly. He says surgical repair is the only effective treatment… Audio

Charlotte Korte and Patricia Sullivan from the group, Mesh Down Under, which supports people with complications from the use of surgical mesh, will appear before an Australian Senate inquiry this… Audio

Three years after parliament's health select committee began inquiring into the use of surgical mesh, and a year since it made seven recommendations, anti-mesh campaigners say nothing has changed. In… Audio

Over the last year Nine to Noon has spoken in depth to several people reporting horrific side effects from surgical mesh implants. Now a new survey of people who suffered complications from surgical… Audio

Recommendations on surgical mesh have been accepted by the Government, but there's still no guarantee its use - which can cause devastating health problems - will be monitored. The Minister of Health… Audio