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Earwax: West Dorset

Commons · Question 44320 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) accessibility of NHS ear wax removal services in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Apr 2025

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal.Across the West Dorset area, the NHS Dorset IC...