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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-16more like thismore than 2017-10-16
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Obesity: Surgery more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the proposed requirement for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to go through an individual funding request before each patient is able to access bariatric surgery on (a) patient health and (b) capacity of CCGs to respond to that requirement. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 107834 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-19more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>There is no national requirement for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to go through an individual funding request process before each patient is able to access bariatric surgery. The implementation and operation of CCG commissioning policies is a matter for individual CCGs to determine.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has therefore made no formal assessment of this proposed requirement on CCGs.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guidelines 43 (updated November 2014) is clear about which groups of individuals bariatric surgery can benefit, with both clinical and cost effectiveness demonstrated, and attendance at Tier 3 services required first. Tier 3 covers multidisciplinary weight management services which are normally commissioned by CCGs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine remove filter
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less than 2017-10-19T10:09:30.353Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-19T10:09:30.353Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this