accountability for what they do in our trusts, and they are moved to other trusts. and you worry about their future actions and there doesn t seem to be any system to make them accountable and for them to justify their actions. let s bring in alison britton, professor of health care and medical law at glasgow caledonian university. thank you very much forjoining us. do you think that health managers, nhs managers should be regulated? yes, i think the first thing to really note here is that this is not a new problem, this whole concept of whistle blowing, what it means, how it s accounted for, how it s managed, and most importantly for everyone involved, how it s actually resolved. it really came to light rounded about 2012 surrounding the midst efforts to report an inquiry,
Women in Scotland who underwent vaginal mesh procedures for stress urinary incontinence were given inaccurate information and were not told of the risks of the surgery, a case review ordered by the Scottish government has concluded.1
The Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review, moderated by Alison Britton, professor of healthcare and medical law at Glasgow Caledonian University, analysed in depth more than 40 000 pages of records from 18 women who suffered life changing effects from the surgery. One patient said, “My pain never goes. I’ve always got pain in my groin, my back, and nerve damage in my legs.”
Tension free vaginal tape became available in the UK in 1998 and by 2001 was the most commonly performed procedure for stress urinary incontinence. More than 100 000 …
Women who endured mesh surgery were not given accurate information before under-going the life-altering procedure, a case records review led by Professor Alison Britton has concluded. Glasgow Caledonian University's professor of healthcare and medical law has spent two years reviewing the cases of 1