Surgical mesh Te raumata hāpara

The Surgical Mesh Roundtable provides oversight, assurance and advice on the national response to surgical mesh harm and related pelvic floor reconstructive procedures.

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

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

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