Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16864

Pectus Excavatum: Surgery

Tabled: 28 November 2024

Answered: 3 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15347 on Pectus Excavatum: Surgery, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of childre

Answer

In April 2023, the National Health Service published an urgent policy statement for the clinical treatment of pectus excavatum and the eligibility criteria for surgical intervention.Any physical or psychological assessment of children who fall below the e...

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