The Latest Breaking News from Henrietta Hughes

Government faces renewed pressure over pelvic mesh scandal

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The Independent UK · Jun 26

Government urged to compensate victims of pelvic mesh scandal

The Hughes Report called for a two-stage redress scheme for patients affected by the medical products

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Failure to compensate pelvic mesh implant victims ‘morally unacceptable’, say campaigners

Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redress

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8

The mothers fighting a scandal bigger than thalidomide: ‘We were told the medication was safe’

Since the 1970s, it has been known that sodium valproate can harm babies in the womb. So why was it prescribed to pregnant women?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

What is sodium valproate? Scandal victims need payout, review suggests

The Government has been told to give financial packages to women and children affected by the drug

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

Misogyny and racial bias routinely putting patients at risk, warns NHS England safety chief

‘Huge landscape’ of partiality is negatively affecting female and ethnic minority patients, says Dr Henrietta Hughes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Martha’s rule must be available 24/7, England’s patient safety commissioner says

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023