Aries victims still wait for financial compensation

Women are still waiting for government compensation after a year of damage by pelvic Aries transplantation Major report Called for immediate action.

Patient Safety Commissioner Dr. Henrita Hughes, who made that recommendation, called it “injustice” for thousands of lives destroyed.

Some women were abandoned in permanent pain, unable to walk, unable to work or to have sex, after surgery to treat incontinence and pelvic organ prolaps.

The government says that it is the best “fully concentrated” on this to support patients and prevent damage.

A department of Health and Social Care Officer said: “Our sympathy is with the affected people.

“It is a complex area of ​​work and Health Minister Bairon Gillian Meron met some of the affected people before Christmas, and has committed to provide an update to the patient safety commissioner on the earliest occasion.”

Dr. Hughes said: “It is very disappointing that women who have suffered so much damage are still waiting for prevention.

“They now need prevention and the government should work immediately.”

Pelvic aries were considered the standard treatment of gold for incontinence and prolpas in women for many years, so that weak or damaged tissue could be given additional support.

But implant -like implant can cause cutting and severe pain through tissue.

Hughes report called the government to work quickly to help the victims of another treatment scam, which included a drug of epilepsy.

If taken during pregnancy, sodium valproate can cause major birth defects – but for decades, women were not warned properly about risks.

The estimated 20,000 children were brought in contact with the drug in the womb – and many now live with neurodevaluate conditions, such as autism.

Joan Cozens, whose son Thomas has aspergar syndrome, said he was not properly informed of the dangers before he became pregnant.

She is one of the many parents who are waiting for compensation and told BBC News: “Families have been struggling for decades now.

“We want justice.”

Dr. Hughes Recommended Preliminary payment of £ 100,000 for sodium-valproate victims and £ 20,000 for women injured by Aries, followed by some, as well as some non-financial assistance to the victims and their families.

Some women are already Received undeclared payment from three Aries manufacturersBard, Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson.