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(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)) French medical device regulatory authority (AFSSAPS) found the composition of silicone gel for most breast implants have been different to the one approved since 2001 (MDA/2010/025)
Record-breaking public support for reducing single-use plastics and boosting recycling through the tax system.
The Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has announced a 97% drop in single-use plastics being used by Foreign Office staff in the UK.
Letter from Sir David Nicholson on the conclusions of an expert advisory group in PIP breast implants Download PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants (PDF, 63K)
Surgeon Ian Paterson, who performed numerous unnecessary cancer operations, has had his sentence increased from 15 to 20 years
(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) no guarantee that silicone gel breast implants manufactured before 2001 contain approved filler. (MDA/2012/011)
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer regarding PIP breast implants. Download PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants (PDF, 65K)
(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)) advice for implanting surgeons to identify women with PIP implants and advise them that further testing will be carried out. (MDA/2010/078)
A summary of letters and drug alerts recently sent to healthcare professionals.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 6 April 2018.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Employment Tribunal decision.
HRH Prince Edward Earl of Wessex lends voice to the ongoing campaign to tackle plastic pollution, honours zero waste champions as Commonwealth Points of Light.
Update on how thousands of women have turned to the NHS for help.
The Department of Health, the NHS Commissioning Board, NHS surgeons (urologists and gynaecologists), and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are taking action to help reduce the side effects after surgery using vaginal tape for stress incontinence and...
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