Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK government is under renewed pressure to decide on compensation for individuals who have suffered avoidable harm from pelvic mesh and the epilepsy drug sodium valproate. Professor Henrietta Hughes, author of the Hughes Report, has expressed disappointment over the "continued absence of visible and timely progress".The report, published more than two years ago, called for a two-stage redress scheme, suggesting interim compensation payments should begin from 2025. Pelvic mesh implants have caused debilitating harm to women, while sodium valproate is now linked to birth defects and lifelong learning difficulties, having impacted an estimated 20,000 families. Professor Hughes has written to No 10 with a response deadline of July 16, while the Department of Health has said it is “carefully considering the recommendations within the Hughes Report”. In fullCalls grow over compensation for victims of pelvic mesh and sodium valproate scandalsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Government faces renewed pressure over pelvic mesh scandal
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK government is under renewed pressure to decide on compensation for individuals who have suffered avoidable harm from pelvic mesh and the epilepsy drug sodium valproate. Professor Henrietta Hughes, author of the Hughes Report, has expressed disappointment over the "continued absence of visible and timely progress".The report, published more than two years ago, called for a two-stage redress scheme, suggesting interim compensation payments should begin from 2025. Pelvic mesh implants have caused debilitating harm to women, while sodium valproate is now linked to birth defects and lifelong learning difficulties, having impacted an estimated 20,000 families. Professor Hughes has written to No 10 with a response deadline of July 16, while the Department of Health has said it is “carefully considering the recommendations within the Hughes Report”. In fullCalls grow over compensation for victims of pelvic mesh and sodium valproate scandalsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
