§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are in place to ensure that non-cancer related lymphoedema patients, who do not have access to a lymphoedema clinic, receive appropriate compression garments as one of the recognised four cornerstones of lymphoedema treatment. [163173]
§ Dr. LadymanWe have issued no specific guidance to hospital trusts and primary care trusts for the provision of compression garments to non-cancer related lymphoedema patients. Decisions on what treatments to offer to patients with lymphoedema are a matter for the clinicians in charge of their care.