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Earwax: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 49275 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board to provide adequate earwax removal services.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 May 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...