Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27410
Varicose Veins: Surgery
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for removing varicose veins to include the level of pain experienced.
Answer
Karin SmythThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance identifies several treatment options for those with symptoms or complications associated with varicose veins, including surgery to remove the veins.Pain that is more severe can often be asso...
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