Bayer: Compensation
(asked on 3rd April 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure sterilisation devices manufactured over 10 years ago can claim financial compensation.
Answered by
Justin Madders
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Manufacturers can generally be held liable for any harm caused by a defective product under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, but claims must be brought within 10 years of the product being supplied.
NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the NHS in England. NHS Resolution has confirmed that there is no specific NHS compensation scheme for such claims or any group action against the NHS relating to Essure.
NHS Resolution’s website gives some general advice for claimants wishing to make a claim for clinical negligence.