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| PIP breast implants: Harley Medical Group will not replace implants | PIP breast implants: Harley Medical Group will not replace implants |
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| The Harley Medical Group, which fitted more PIP breast implants than any other UK cosmetic surgery firm, says it will not replace them free of charge. | The Harley Medical Group, which fitted more PIP breast implants than any other UK cosmetic surgery firm, says it will not replace them free of charge. |
| It claimed replacing the banned implants would put the company out of business. | It claimed replacing the banned implants would put the company out of business. |
| The government says private clinics who fitted implants have a "moral duty" to remove them. | The government says private clinics who fitted implants have a "moral duty" to remove them. |
| However, the NHS will pay to remove, but not replace, implants if a private clinic refuses or no longer exists. | However, the NHS will pay to remove, but not replace, implants if a private clinic refuses or no longer exists. |
| Around 40,000 women in the UK have been fitted with PIP implants. The Harley Medical Group said it fitted 13,900 women with the implants between September 2001 and March 2010. | Around 40,000 women in the UK have been fitted with PIP implants. The Harley Medical Group said it fitted 13,900 women with the implants between September 2001 and March 2010. |
| Its chairman Mel Braham said the company had neither the resources, the surgeons, nor the operating facilities needed to do the surgery. | Its chairman Mel Braham said the company had neither the resources, the surgeons, nor the operating facilities needed to do the surgery. |
| He said the government had a "moral responsibility" to replace the PIP implants. | |
| "We're only sitting here today because the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), their own regulatory authority, has approved these implants and obviously hasn't done their proper checking." | |
| He added: "We're an innocent victim like everyone else, we're attempting to do our best for our patients." | |
| On Tuesday, the Welsh government said it would pay to both remove and replace banned breast implants from women who were treated privately. | On Tuesday, the Welsh government said it would pay to both remove and replace banned breast implants from women who were treated privately. |
| The French, German and Czech authorities have offered to pay for implants to be removed due to a high risk of them rupturing. | The French, German and Czech authorities have offered to pay for implants to be removed due to a high risk of them rupturing. |
| Speaking in the House of Commons, the health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "Every provider has a responsibility to put things right." | |
| He said it was not fair for the taxpayer to foot the bill. |