Mesh implants: Women launch claims against NHS trusts and surgeons for failing to warn of risks

Hundreds of women in England and Wales who suffered permanent injury after pelvic mesh implant surgery are to launch claims against NHS trusts and surgeons who operated at private hospitals for failing to inform them of the risks.

Product liability claims are also going ahead against Johnson and Johnson and other manufacturers, alleging that their pelvic mesh products were defective. Around 40 clients of Thompsons, a leading law firm involved in the mesh litigation, are mounting product liability cases.

The move follows a settlement by Johnson and Johnson last month of tens of millions of pounds for hundreds of women in …