Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take following the Cumberlege Report to ensure that GPs are informed of (a) the effects of faulty mesh surgery on the patient and (b) all support and treatment options that are available for those patients.

All recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review are being considered carefully and the Government will provide an update in due course.

If a woman has previously had vaginal mesh inserted and is having complications she should speak to her general practitioner (GP) or surgeon in the first instance. NHS England is also working with providers to set up specialist centres for mesh inserted for urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse. GPs will be able to refer patients to these specialist centres to ensure patients can get the treatment and support they require.