United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 129574
Pectus Excavatum: Medical Treatments
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23 April 2026
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29 April 2026 · Answer
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29 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England has designated vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum as the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards rather than including it within the specialised commissioning arr
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23 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England has designated vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum as the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards rather than including it within the specialised commissioning arr
Source: Commons
29 April 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-23/129574
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1902885
- uk · wq-1902885 · source updated 29 April 2026