United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 88673
Earwax: Injuries
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7 December 2021
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15 December 2021 · Answer
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15 December 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of people presenting to the NHS with injuries suffered as a result of treating ear wax by self-removal and (b) the cost to the public purse o
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7 December 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of people presenting to the NHS with injuries suffered as a result of treating ear wax by self-removal and (b) the cost to the public purse o
Source: Commons
15 December 2021
Answer
No formal estimate has been made as this data is not held centrally. General practitioner (GP) practices are increasingly recommending self-care methods as the primary means to support the safe removal of ear wax. However, if a GP practice considers remov...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-07/88673
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1385765
- uk · wq-1385765 · source updated 15 December 2021