Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Conclusion 2
11th Report – Cosmetic procedures
Published 18 Feb 2026
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
While there is a judgement to be made over whether the NHS should offer replacement implants to women affected by the PIP implants scandal, women with PIP implants who wish to have them removed should be able to have that request met by the NHS as stated by its own guidance. Reports that such requests are being turned down are troubling, not least given the evidence of the benefits of explantation for some women. The NHS should remove PIP implants from women who wish to have them explanted. (Recommendation, Paragraph 19)
From: Women and Equalities Committee, 11th Report – Cosmetic procedures (HC 869), 18 February 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 18 April 2026, 197 days ago.