Written question asked by Catherine McKinnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Monday, 23 July 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Breast Cancer: Surgery
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a new national mastectomy and breast reconstruction audit.
- Answer
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published updated guidance on ‘Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management’ in July 2018. Section 1.5 has a series of detailed guidelines for breast reconstruction. The guidance can be found at the following link:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng101
NHS England is continuing to work with its partners (NHS Improvement, Care Quality Commission) and others to ensure its portfolio of cancer audits is as comprehensive and representative as possible within the allocated resources. NHS England plan to hold discussions over the next six months on potential new clinical audit topics.
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- Written question
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- 165015
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Breast cancer Surgery
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- 2018-12-10 16:48:38 +0000
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