Ear Wax Removal - FOI Response Register

1. Does the Health Board currently commission an ear wax removal service or services within primary care or community ear care services, available to all adult patients registered with GP practices within the Health Board’s boundary, as recommended in NICE guidance?

NO

2. If it does, how can a patient access this service or services when it is considered clinically necessary and/or self-care advice, if appropriate, has been unsuccessful?

N/A

3. If the Health Board does commission this service or services within primary care or community ear care services, please provide the name or names of those commissioned providers.

N/A

4. Does the Health Board have a policy or guidance on ear wax removal and/or referral pathways for its primary care providers for patients for whom the benefit of ear wax removal is clinically indicated?

GP Practices provide an ear irrigation service within all GP Practices, where clinically advised

5. If the Health Board has issued such guidance, please provide a copy.

N/A