Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have received that surgeons in England continue to maintain their skills in non-mesh hernia repair treatments.

Hernias are some of the most common operations carried out in the National Health Service. Consultant general surgeons are fully trained to perform these operations and are expected to follow National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance when discussing appropriate procedures for individual patients. Surgeons are expected to maintain their skills and to review the outcomes of their treatments to confirm their competence.