A woman is disappointed about the consequences for a gynaecologist who left her with life-changing complications after using surgical mesh against her wishes. Diane Taylor says she gave specific instructions before her July 2017 surgery that she didn’t want the mesh used – after seeing stories in the news about harm . She says she found out three years later, after she’d already been dealing with pain and other issues, that mesh had been used in the operation.
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall has found the specialist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights four times..
