Medical devices (existing)

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1. Sling the Mesh: The immune story behind mesh complications

   • Womens health
   • Medical device
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Womens health
     • Medical device
     • Patient suffering
     • Patient death
     • Research

   By Patient Safety Learning, 26 May

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   • 220 views
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   • 26 May

2. Pelvic mesh complications questionnaire

   • Medical device
   • Questionnaire
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device
     • Questionnaire
     • Medicine - Genitourinary
     • Patient harmed
     • Side effects

   By Patient Safety Learning, 5 May

   • 0 comments
   • 107 views
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   • 5 May

3. NHS England case study: Patient entrapment in beds, bed rails and related devices (23 July 2024)

   • Medical device / equipment
   • Risk assessment
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device / equipment
     • Risk assessment
     • Patient harmed
     • Health and safety
     • Patient accident

   By Sam, 4 May

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   • 189 views
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   • 4 May

4. Risks of placing complex implants in a general healthcare system: lessons from real-life experience (24 April 2026)

   • Medical device
   • Research
   • (and 5 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device
     • Research
     • Implementation
     • Clinical trial
     • Risk assessment
     • Regulatory issue
     • Standards

   By Patient Safety Learning, 28 April

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   • 275 views
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   • 28 April

5. NHS England: Neonatal choking hazard from colostrum syringe caps (26 January 2026)

   • Medical device / equipment
   • Baby
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device / equipment
     • Baby
     • Patient death
     • Maternity
     • Nutrition

   By Patient Safety Learning, 10 April

   • 0 comments
   • 256 views
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   • 10 April

6. Understanding cybersecurity risks from medical devices (17 February 2026)

   • Medical device
   • Cybersecurity

   By Patient Safety Learning, 13 March

   • 0 comments
   • 278 views
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   • 13 March

7. Sling the Mesh: Taking the fight for mesh justice to 10 Downing Street (9 March 2026)

   • Medical device
   • Womens health
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device
     • Womens health
     • Patient harmed
     • Redress
     • England

   By Patient Safety Learning, 12 March

   • 0 comments
   • 208 views
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   • 12 March

8. NHS England: Insulin pen safety engineered needle devices (SENDs) (26 January 2026)

   • Medical device
   • Diabetes
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device
     • Diabetes
     • Patient harmed

   By Patient Safety Learning, 6 March

   • 0 comments
   • 293 views
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   • 6 March

9. Medical devices regulations: targeted consultation on the indefinite recognition of CE marked devices (MHRA, 16 February 2026)

   • Consultation
   • Medical device
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Consultation
     • Medical device
     • Regulatory issue
     • Standards

   By Patient Safety Learning, 4 March

   • 0 comments
   • 713 views
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   • 4 March

10. NHS England: Biozoon taste experience product changes (January 2026)

    • Medical device
    • Patient harmed

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 February

    • 0 comments
    • 273 views
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    • 9 February

11. NHS England case study: Confusion between blood glucose and blood ketone test strips (26 January 2026)

    • Blood / blood products
    • Testing
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Blood / blood products
      • Testing
      • Packaging/ labelling/ signage
      • Medical device

    By Patient Safety Learning, 6 February

    • 0 comments
    • 242 views
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    • 6 February

12. National Voices: Patient views on medical devices prescribed to them outside of hospital in England (15 January 2026)

    • Medical device
    • Patient engagement
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Patient engagement
      • Medical device / equipment
      • Users

    By Patient Safety Learning, 15 January

    • 0 comments
    • 236 views
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    • 15 January

13. Hernia mesh autoimmune reactions aren’t measured – it doesn’t mean they don’t exist! (Sling the Mesh, 26 October)

    • Medical device
    • Womens health
    • (and 7 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Womens health
      • Pain
      • Adverse reaction
      • Side effects
      • Research
      • Decision making
      • Information sharing
      • Consent

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 October, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 651 views
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    • 28 October, 2025

14. ENFit transition for enteral management in an acute care setting (26 March 2025)

    • Quality improvement
    • Research
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Quality improvement
      • Research
      • Medical device
      • Nutrition

    By Patient Safety Learning, 25 September, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 400 views
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    • 25 September, 2025

15. Sling the Mesh: Global surgical mesh market hits $650 million (4 August 2025)

    • Medical device
    • Private sector
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Private sector
      • Patient harmed
      • Surgery - General

    By Patient Safety Learning, 6 August, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 335 views
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    • 6 August, 2025

16. Hernia mesh – what is the long-term safety? (30 July 2025)

    • Medical device
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Womens health
      • Patient harmed
      • Advice
      • Research
      • Patient suffering

    By Patient Safety Learning, 1 August, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 642 views
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    • 1 August, 2025

17. Medical devices: post-market surveillance requirements (MHRA, last updated 16 June 2025)

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Medical device
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device / equipment
      • Medical device
      • Regulatory issue
      • Standards
      • Reporting

    By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2025

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    • 1,676 views
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    • 30 June, 2025

18. Oxygen reference card to support clinical staff using CD-size integral oxygen cylinders in clinical practice

    • Training
    • Recognition
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Training
      • Recognition
      • Confidence
      • Personal development
      • Skills
      • Medical device
      • Healthcare
      • Devices
      • Innovation
      • Creativity

    By sheryle, 16 June, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 453 views
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    • Added by sheryle
    • 16 June, 2025

19. WHO: Health technology assessment of medical devices, 2nd ed (2025)

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Technology
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device / equipment
      • Technology
      • Assessment
      • Decision making
      • Transparency
      • Low income countries
      • Middle income countries

    By Patient Safety Learning, 10 June, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 2,135 views
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    • 10 June, 2025

20. Effects of degradation-associated polypropylene particles in the surrounding tissue after surgical mesh implantation (23 May 2025)

    • Medical device
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Womens health
      • Patient harmed
      • Patient suffering
      • Research
      • Adverse reaction

    By Patient Safety Learning, 6 June, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 719 views
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    • 6 June, 2025

21. 10 Years of Sling The Mesh – a decade of grassroots power, perseverance and progress (1 June 2025)

    • Medical device
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Womens health
      • Patient suffering
      • Medicine - Genitourinary
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Speaking up

    By Patient Safety Learning, 3 June, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 878 views
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    • 3 June, 2025

22. Safe home healthcare: Addressing risks in home medical device use (ECRI, 21 January 2025)

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Home
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device / equipment
      • Home
      • Patient
      • Technology

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 January, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 847 views
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    • 24 January, 2025

23. Medical Device Regulations - Delegated Legislation Committee (26 November 2024)

    • Medical device
    • Regulatory issue

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 November, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 415 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 29 November, 2024

24. Being harmed by medical treatment you're told is 'gold standard' Is devastating: Kath Sansom (8 October 2024)

    • Medical device
    • Patient harmed
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Patient harmed
      • Pain
      • Regulatory issue
      • Womens health

    By Patient Safety Learning, 11 October, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 437 views
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    • 11 October, 2024

25. Safer medical devices use: What do we need to do?

    • Medical device
    • Collaboration
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device
      • Collaboration
      • Risk assessment
      • Reporting
      • Regulatory issue

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 August, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 474 views
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    • 28 August, 2024