Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 27 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 March 2001. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What steps he is taking to enable (a) IVF treatment and (b) breast reduction operations to be made available throughout the country. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Mr. Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to enable (a) IVF treatment and (b) breast reduction operations to be made available throughout the country. [151964] Yvette Cooper: We are asking the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on the management of infertility to improve services and reduce the postcode lottery in this area of health care. Decisions whether to offer breast reduction surgery are made locally following clinical recommendations. This procedure has been proposed as a possible topic for consideration by NICE.

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