Have your say on Sefton health policies review
The latest phase of the local health policies review is asking for views from patients, carers and clinicians.
This is the third phase of the policy review of over 100 policies, which aims to keep NHS care up to date with the latest national clinical guidelines, methods and technology, whilst also making the best use of NHS resources.
The policies that Sefton residents are being asked to provide views on in this latest phase are:
• Continuous glucose monitoring systems
• Cough assist devices
• Insulin pumps
• Secondary care administered peripheral joint injections
• Surgery for prostatism or lower urinary tract infections
• Transanal irrigation
At the same time, the CCGs are letting people know about updates to their policy for Botulinum toxin treatments, bringing it in line with national guidance from NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Pan Mersey Area Prescribing Committee.
Residents who have experience of these treatments are being encouraged to get involved by completing a survey. Further information about the review and a link to the survey are available here on the respective CCGs website:
Although these treatments may only be relevant to specific patient groups and a limited number of residents, we would be grateful if you could please share this information with your colleagues, stakeholders and cascade via your usual communication channels.
Please note, if information about the review and survey are required in other formats and languages, please email mlcsu.involvement@nhs.net or call the team on 01782 872506.