These websites offer help and support relating to The Truth About Going Under the Knife
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BMJ(opens in a new window)
Medical journal BMJ. Worked in collaboration with Dispatches on this investigation.
MHRA (opens in a new window)
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory agency, the regulatory body responsible for medical devices and drugs in the UK
National Joint Registry(opens in a new window)
Keep records of hip replacement operations in the UK
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford(opens in a new window)
Carried out research for the investigation
European Commission, Consumer Affairs(opens in a new window)
European regulations for medical devices
British Heart Foundation(opens in a new window)
Information about implantable defibrillators
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust(opens in a new window)
The hospital at the forefront of research into ASR hip problems in the UK
Depuy(opens in a new window)
Advice from the manufacturer of the ASR hip
Tony Nargol, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon(opens in a new window)
Surgeon based at University Hospital Hartlepool
British Cochlear Implant Group(opens in a new window)
Information regarding cochlear implants
