Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121860

Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: Surgery

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards in South East England on the suspension of funding for septoplasty, turbinate surgery and functional septorhinoplasty.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning National Health Services for their local populations and for deciding which treatments are routinely offered, based on clinical evidence, local need, and available resources. Decisions about individ...

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