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The report made recommendations to support victims, but most key proposals have been ignored, said Kath Sansom, a Sling The Mesh campaign founder from March, Cambridgeshire.

Since 2020, three of the report's nine key recommendations were fully implemented, said Ms Sansom.

Ms Sansom became an "accidental advocate" when a pelvic mesh procedure to fix her bladder leaks caused by childbirth left her in "terrible pain".

She plays the character Joan in the four-part drama, which is based on CJ Sansom's historical mystery novels.

We had people like Kenny Sansom, Viv Anderson - senior internationals - and when they saw Kevin coming over they would be like 'oh no' because they knew he would embarrass them in training.