Motions

Medical Mesh

Ms WORTLEY (Torrens) (11:02): I move:

That this house establish a select committee to inquire into and report on the surgical implantation of medical mesh in South Australia and in doing so consider—

(a) the number of people in South Australia adversely affected following the implantation of medical mesh;

(b) the benefits of establishing a South Australian register of mesh implant recipients, including a prospective and retrospective audit, which includes the public and private hospital sectors;

(c) identifying the current role of South Australian medical practitioners in reporting medical mesh-associated adverse outcomes and the consequences of non-mandatory reporting;

(d) assessing the usefulness of current patient information provided prior to surgery, including options for non-surgical treatment, possible adverse outcomes and fully-informed consent;

(e) the credentialing of medical practitioners conducting implantation and the removal of medical mesh;

(f) identifying the extent to which there exists a need for physical and psychological support, including family members, following adverse outcomes; and

(g) any other related matter.