THE state’s health watchdog has sharpened its focus on investigations relating to Australia’s unfolding women’s prolapse transvaginal mesh disaster after serious complaints, including that a doctor allegedly falsely claimed he had ethics approval to conduct a mesh device study at a major public hospital.

Medical Error Action Group founder Lorraine Long said it was appropriate to refer to the mesh device “disaster” because of the failure of regulators in Australia and overseas to adequately assess the devices, monitor problems and respond quickly.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s admission its assessment of the mesh devices from 2003 was not “mature” and lacked rigour was not a surprise, Ms Long said.

“That says everything, doesn’t it? It’s not good enough,” she said.

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