By Louis Goss Barclays today faced claims it helped a private healthcare company avoid paying compensation to women given faulty breast implants by a private healthcare firm. The bank is accused of working with Midlands law firm The Wilkes Partnership to restructure Hospital Medical Group (HMG), in order to help it avoid paying compensation to women given faulty breast implants. The silicone gel implants, manufactured by French firm Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), were given to an estimated 47,000 British women, before it was revealed they were made using sub-medical grade silicon. Lawyers acting…