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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2011
Question
Will the Minister produce a list of all those "non-urgent" operations which have been cancelled or otherwise postponed following the results of the CSR or because of staff shortages?
Answer
No operations have been cancelled or postponed as a result of the CSR process or staff shortages.
13 operations were rescheduled in early January as a result of pressures with the hospital created by an increase in patients with flu and respiratory problems. Operations were rescheduled in order of clinical priority
HSSD are currently considering how best to provide procedures that are of low clinical value in the future. Outline information about such procedures is attached (Appendix A).
Appendix A:
DRAFT
LOW CLINICAL VALUE PROCEDURES
The draft information provided is based on NHS Trust summary guidance (2008). It provides examples of low priority or clinical value procedures that HSSD is considering how to manage in future/
- Background
Detailed in Section 2 below are a range of procedures considered in the UK to potentially be of low clinical value, depending on the needs of the individual client and the benefit to their health and well-being.
PCTs and NHS Trusts have established thresholds for the assessment of clinical value on a case-by-case basis plus a system of PIN Panels (Patients with Individual Needs).
- Procedures
Low clinical value procedures fall into 2 categories:
- low priority procedures
- clinical effectiveness procedures
Depending on an assessment against thresholds and authorisation from PIN Panels, the following low priority or clinical effectiveness procedures might be considered to be of low clinical value in some circumstances.
Low priority procedures could, in some circumstances, include:
- Aromatherapy
- Body Contouring
- Brachioplasty / Upper Arm Lift
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Buttock Lift
- Calf Implants
- Chemical Peels
- Dermabrasion of Skin
- Gender Reassignment Procedures
- Liposuction
- Penile Implants
- Tattoing of Skin
- Tattoo Removal
- Thigh Lift
CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS PROCEDURES could, in some circumstances, include:
1. Grommets
- Tonsillectomy for adults and children
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ganglion of the wrist
- Trigger Finger