Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Suspend the use of surgical hernia mesh and review impact on patients
Closed
541 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the use of Polypropelyne surgical hernia meshes to be suspended until full human clinical trials have been held. I also want the Government to review the impact of mesh on patients, assessing health impacts and giving affected patients the opportunity to submit statements to the Government.
People such as me are having their lives ruined by this device and, the NHS is facing the financial burden of providing to treatment who have adverse effects from this mesh.
Suspending the use of mesh until full clinical trials have been held, and the results published, would protect people from harm, and a review would ensure the impact on patients was fully assessed and informed future policy.
Suspending the use of mesh until full clinical trials have been held, and the results published, would protect people from harm, and a review would ensure the impact on patients was fully assessed and informed future policy.
Timeline
| 2 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
541
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
2 Aug 2021
Closed
2 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.