| Heading: |
Earwax: Medical Treatments |
| Question ID: |
1786560 |
| UIN: |
39763 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5214 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Brian Mathew
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| Asking Member handle: |
BrianMathewLD
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BrianMathewLD
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of ear wax removals in primary care settings in Melksham and Devizes constituency. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-27 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
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. When ICBs exercise their functions, including... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |