NHS Fibroids Treatment

NICE Approval

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Fibroid embolisation was passed by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence)for routine use in 2007. The NHS then elevated the Procedure to a Best Practice Tarriff and given it an A procedure rating.

For the last 12 years I have been been carrying out fibroid embolisations at the Royal Surrey County Hospital on a pro bono, honorary basis and have treated many hundreds of NHS patients without payment. Unfortunately at the end of last year I was informed that my patients could no longer be accommodated because of limitations of capacity. Accordingly and most unfortunately this service has had to be terminate

The results of our series are shown below.