PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Earwax: Medical Treatments (18 August 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing NHS ear wax syringing services.
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Answer
General Practices (GPs) do offer National Health Service (NHS) ear wax syringing services if they consider it clinically necessary. If the procedure is seen as clinically necessary by the GP, the procedure will take place at the practice, or the patient will be referred to an appropriate local NHS service depending on the arrangements in place in the local area.
GP practices are increasingly recommending self-care methods (e.g. use of olive oil drops) as the primary means to support the safe removal of ear wax.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
6 September 2021
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