Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42338

Hernias: Surgery

Tabled: 28 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) eligibility requirements for NHS hernia operations.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of hernia operations. Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services, considering the needs of their local population and national guidance, such as that from the ...

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