Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what course of action is available to patients in the event that ear wax removal is not provided by a CCG and self care does not work.

Local commissioners are responsible for meeting the health needs of their local population and should ensure there is appropriate access to ear wax removal services.

If a clinician, informed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines, considers removal clinically necessary, the procedure should either be undertaken at the practice or the patient should be referred to an appropriate local NHS service depending on the arrangements in place.