Financial redress: A report about a report, following a report (15 July 2023)

Summary

Three years since Baroness Cumberlege published her damming First Do No Harm report and a new report will look into financial redress for women injured by pelvic mesh.

The latest project, announced this week by Patient Safety Commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, will involve talking to patient groups and individuals to ask women what they want. The government will then make a decision on next steps.

While it is tiring to see a report, following a report after a report, it is a step forwards from when the government refused to offer financial redress, instead promising to toughen regulations and systems to improve patient safety.