Surgical mesh Te raumata hāpara

About surgical mesh and its use, concerns about the use of surgical mesh, and actions to monitor and improve the safety of surgical mesh.

Terms of reference for the Surgical Mesh Roundtable, Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Medicine and Urogynaecological Procedures Credentialing Committee, and Surgical Mesh Specialist Services Group.

Updates on the agreed actions from the report Hearing and Responding to the Stories of Survivors of Surgical Mesh.

Director-General of Health, Dr Diana Sarfati, has supported, effective 23 August 2023, a time-limited pause on the use of surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence.