GPs to refer for breast implant scans
13th March 2012
By Jo Hartley
GPs are being asked to refer women with potentially faulty breast implants for an MRI scan as part of a new Federal Government Medicare program, introduced to manage the Poly Protheses Implant (PIP) saga.
Under the 12-month program GPs can refer concerned women with PIP implants for a Medicare funded MRI to determine if their implant has leaked or ruptured and needs to be removed.
Only women believed to have PIP implants can be referred - around 13,000 PIP implants