Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what regulations exist for private providers of micro-suction procedures for the removal of earwax.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
All private providers of procedures for the removal of earwax are subject to regulation by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), if the procedures are being conducted by, or under the supervision of, a healthcare professional.
All providers registered with the CQC have a duty to ensure they meet the relevant regulations as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. The CQC undertakes periodic inspections of all providers of regulated activities to ensure that the minimum standards of care are being met. The CQC will use its enforcement powers in cases where the standard of care falls below what is expected.
Information about the training period for a person to conduct micro-suction procedures is not held centrally.
Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring that they provide a comprehensive health service in their area, based on their assessment of local needs. The Department has no national plans to increase the provision of micro-suction procedures.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the provision of micro-suction procedures on the NHS.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
All private providers of procedures for the removal of earwax are subject to regulation by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), if the procedures are being conducted by, or under the supervision of, a healthcare professional.
All providers registered with the CQC have a duty to ensure they meet the relevant regulations as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. The CQC undertakes periodic inspections of all providers of regulated activities to ensure that the minimum standards of care are being met. The CQC will use its enforcement powers in cases where the standard of care falls below what is expected.
Information about the training period for a person to conduct micro-suction procedures is not held centrally.
Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for ensuring that they provide a comprehensive health service in their area, based on their assessment of local needs. The Department has no national plans to increase the provision of micro-suction procedures.