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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Thursday, 23 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 (named day). It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Surgery

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2017 to Question 63000 on Surgery, how clinical commissioning groups that fund smoking cessation services only for pregnant women will provide other patients with the support they need to stop smoking before an operation.

Answer

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory duty to meet the reasonable health requirements of their local population. As part of their duty to seek continuous improvement in the quality of services they commission, CCGs must act with a view to securing continuous improvement in the outcomes.

Information on CCGs’ commissioning policies for smoking cessation services for patients due to undergo surgery is not held centrally. CCGs’ commissioning intentions are available from individual CCGs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65368
Session
2016-17
Related items
Surgery
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Pregnancy Surgery Smoking Clinical commissioning groups
Link
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