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Individual Funding Requests

 

The following ENT surgeries are only commissioned by the KCCG in certain circumstances: 

 

  • Myringotomy with or without grommets (according to NICE guidance)
     
  • Tonsillectomy (according to SIGN guidance) 
     
  • Septorhinoplasty

  • Adenoidectomy

  • Snoring surgery

 

The following are not routinely commissioned:

  • Shave rhinophyma
  • Pinnaplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Split ear lobe repair panel
  • Removal of ear wax

 

These procedures will only be funded following a successful request for Individual Funding. Further information about this can be found here

 

 

Resources

Please see the following resources for further information:

 

NHS Kernow Commissioning policies 2020-21

 

KCCG Policy statement, including exception criteria

 

 

Review Date                         October 2021

Next Review Date                 October 2022

GP Sifter                               Dr Laura Vines