Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the creation of a holistic pain management service as part of the proposed NHS mesh specialist centres.

There are currently no plans to create a separate holistic pain management service as part of the proposed National Health Service mesh specialist centres.

Women who are referred to the mesh specialist centres will be discuss their treatment with the Mesh Service’s Multi-Disciplinary Team. The team will include a specialist in pain management with an expertise in pelvic pain who will support patients in managing their pain.