Reviewed Clinical Policy

The following policies have been reviewed and agreed by Clinical Commissioning Groups across Lancashire and South Cumbria, following a public engagement period which consisted of online surveys and focus groups.

Click on the name of the policy to view the outcomes from the public engagement sessions.

• Policy for access to IVF and assisted conception services 
• Policy for Adult Snoring Surgery
• Policy for Arthroscopic Shoulder Decompression
• Policy for Chalazia Removal
• Policy for Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Policy for Cosmetic Procedures (covers the following procedures: breast augmentation, mastopexy, surgical correction of breast asymmetry, breast implant removal, breast implant replacement, surgical correction of inverted nipples, liposuction, abdominoplasty/apronectomy, removal of excess skin, rhinoplasty, pinnaplasty, blepharoplasty, face or brow lifts, correction of split ear lobes, surgical correction of hair loss, provision of wigs, removal of excess hair, tattoo removal, surgical repair of divarication of recti, correction of pectus excavatum, cosmetic genital surgery)
• Policy for Dilatation and Curettage
• Policy for Dupuytren's Contracture in Adults 
• Policy for Endoscopic Procedures on the Knee Joint Cavity
• Policy for Excision of Uterus
• Policy for Ganglia Excision
• Policy for Glucose Monitoring Devices
• Policy for Haemorrhoid Surgery
• Policy for Hip Arthroscopy
• Policy for Hysteroscopy
• Policy for Insulin Pump Therapy
• Policy for Male Circumcision
• Policy for the Management of Otitis Media with Effusion using Grommets
• Policy for Rehabilitation after Damage to the Facial Nerve
• Policy for Spinal Injections for Lower Back Pain
• Policy for Sterilisation Reversal
• Policy for Surgical Correction of Carpal Tunnel
• Policy for Surgical Correction of Photorefractive Error
• Policy for Surgical Correction of Trigger Finger
• Policy for Tonsillectomy/ Adeno-Tonsillectomy
• Policy for Varicose Veins

For further information about the clinical policy review process or any individual policies email mlcsu.haveyoursay@nhs.net