Earwax: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 45591 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community-based ear wax removal services are made available to patients in (a) Harrow East constituency and (b) England.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 29 Apr 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local populations. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal. When ICBs exercise their functions, includin...