Urinary Tract Infections

(asked on 5th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with hospital trusts on the use of vaginal meshes to treat urinary tract infections.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 13th September 2017

Transvaginal meshes are used to treat women suffering from stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.

The Department and NHS England have not had any discussions with hospital trusts regarding the use of the vaginal meshes to treat urinary tract infections.

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