questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) commissioning thresholds, (b) referral management systems, and (c) the application of NICE guidance, including body mass index criteria, on patient access to musculoskeletal and orthopaedic treatments within the NHS; and if he will take steps to ensure that such policies do not (i) delay and (ii) restrict access to clinically indicated care.
answerText: Decisions on eligibility for procedures are a matter for local National Health Service commissioners and clinicians, taking account of relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and the individual needs of the patient. The ...
heading: Orthopaedics