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Transvaginal mesh: MSP Neil Findlay challenges Health Secretary Alex Neil over ban refusal
Scottish Labour health spokesman praises Dumfries and Galloway for axing implants despite fears of manufacturer legal backlash
Frontbench Labour MSP Neil Findlay challenged Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil yesterday over his refusal to ban use of transvaginal mesh implants which have left many women in permanent pain.
The Labour health spokesman's comments came as Dumfries and Galloway's health board revealed it would end the procedure, a decision he praised as “welcome and explosive.”
Mr Findlay said: “The health secretary told us last September that he could not do this because he feared the NHS would be sued by manufacturers.
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