Written Question · S5W-00489 · Session 5
How many women have been fitted with a polypropylene mesh device, broken down by NHS board.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women have been fitted with a polypropylene mesh device, broken down by NHS board.
The answer
The following table shows the number of women undergoing transvaginal mesh surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in Scotland by health board of treatment for financial years 2006-07 to 2015-16.
Health Board of treatment
Number of women who have undergone a mesh procedure for SUI
Number of women who have undergone a mesh procedure for POP
Number of women who have undergone any mesh procedure for SUI or POP
Ayrshire and Arran
805
535
1,279
Borders
817
9
825
Dumfries and Galloway
380
32
409
Fife
982
116
1,087
Forth Valley
857
17
872
Grampian
1,088
327
1,367
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
3,591
773
4,240
Highland
661
18
678
Lanarkshire
545
62
604
Lothian
1,906
19
1,921
Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles
56
*
58
Tayside
764
131
893
Non-NHS provider
64
*
98
Total
12,516
2,079
14,331
The total for SUI and POP procedures should not add up as women could have had one or more procedures.
* Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain patient confidentiality.
There are no specific codes to identify the type of mesh used therefore numbers may include biological grafts as well as polypropylene mesh.
Only transvaginal procedures have been included. mesh procedures for POP involving an abdominal approach such as sacrohysteropexy and sacrocolpopexy have been excluded.
Health Board of treatment
Number of women who have undergone a mesh procedure for SUI
Number of women who have undergone a mesh procedure for POP
Number of women who have undergone any mesh procedure for SUI or POP
Ayrshire and Arran
805
535
1,279
Borders
817
9
825
Dumfries and Galloway
380
32
409
Fife
982
116
1,087
Forth Valley
857
17
872
Grampian
1,088
327
1,367
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
3,591
773
4,240
Highland
661
18
678
Lanarkshire
545
62
604
Lothian
1,906
19
1,921
Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles
56
*
58
Tayside
764
131
893
Non-NHS provider
64
*
98
Total
12,516
2,079
14,331
The total for SUI and POP procedures should not add up as women could have had one or more procedures.
* Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain patient confidentiality.
There are no specific codes to identify the type of mesh used therefore numbers may include biological grafts as well as polypropylene mesh.
Only transvaginal procedures have been included. mesh procedures for POP involving an abdominal approach such as sacrohysteropexy and sacrocolpopexy have been excluded.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-00489 by reference.