questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and relevant Integrated Care Boards on the funding of specialist orthotist posts required to deliver vacuum bell therapy at NHS pectus and chest wall surgical centres; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact on patient care of surgical services being available but non-surgical alternatives being unavailable.
answerText: The factors that determine whether a service is a prescribed specialised service are: the number of individuals who require the service; the cost of providing the service or facility; and the number of people able to provide the service or facility.Vacuum...
heading: Pectus Excavatum: Medical Treatments