Publication - FOI/EIR release

Compensation from Johnson & Johnson regarding Vaginal Mesh surgery: FOI release

Published: 6 May 2021
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202100188346
Date received: 31 March 2021
Date responded: 13 April 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Have there been any payments made from pharmaceutical companies mainly from Johnson & Johnson to the Scottish Government for the vaginal mesh scandal as compensation, this includes payments to the Health Service?

Response

I can confirm that there have been no compensation payments made by manufacturers of mesh to the Scottish Government or NHS Scotland.

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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