Residents of West Lancashire encouraged to have their say on Clinical Commissioning Group policies.



NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working in partnership with the other seven CCGs in Lancashire to review clinical policies across the region.

The eight CCGs across Lancashire have all agreed that there is a need to review their policies in order to; ensure a consistent and fair approach, develop a set of principles and policies against which decisions about care and treatment can be made, update current policies in accordance with National Guidelines and best clinical practice (the three-year review date is now due for many of these policies) and develop collaborative policies across the eight CCGs in Lancashire.

These clinical policies, inherited from Primary Care Trusts, although broadly similar, have offered different approaches and rules. The CCGs recognise that this can lead to confusion and potentially unintended differences in services across the area.

As part of this ongoing process, six draft policies are now available for patient and public engagement and feedback. These policies are: the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, tonsillectomy, the surgical release of trigger finger, endoscopic knee procedures, male circumcision and an entirely new draft policy on (diabetic) insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring devices.

Residents of West Lancashire are therefore invited to read the draft policy documents and provide their feedback and comments by completing the relevant survey(s). These can all be accessed by visiting the NHS West Lancashire CCG website: http://www.westlancashireccg.nhs.uk/...cy-engagement/