PIP implant response criticised
Action by the Government and a health regulator to communicate with women over the PIP breast implants scandal was "inadequate", MPs said today.
MPs: Government's response to implants scandal 'inadequate'
Action by the Government and a health regulator to communicate with women over the PIP breast implants scandal was "inadequate", MPs said.
The Commons Health Committee pointed to a more than 20-month delay between a safety alert being issued to surgeons over the potentially faulty implants and "urgent action" to gather evidence and communicate with affected women.
Around 47,000 British women are now believed to have been given the implants manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
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