NHS and medical devices regulator tried to limit scandal over vaginal mesh implants

More than 800 women are suing the NHS and the manufacturers of vaginal mesh implants after suffering serious complications.NHS bosses and the watchdog that oversees medical devices tried to limit public exposure of the scandal over vaginal mesh implants that have harmed hundreds of women.Minutes of a meeting held in October 2016 show that NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) agreed to “avoid media attention” over the implants, despite the fac