New specialised commissioning draft service specifications and a clinical policy added to consultation

Source: NHS Commissioning Board Area: News The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has added seven new draft service specifications and a further clinical policy for specialised commissioning to its consultation. The consultation period for these new additions will run from 11 January to 22 February 2013.   The newly published draft clinical policy is: Complex Endovascular Stent Grafts in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.   The proposed service specifications are:   . Complex Home Ventilation . Severe Asthma . Colorectal: Complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease . Brachytherapy . Infectious Diseases . Ophthalmology (Adult) . Ophthalmology (Paediatrics)   There are two remaining service specifications which have yet to be published in draft. Service specification: Personality Disorders, is in further development and will be subject to consultation at a later date and Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) surgery, is being developed in ...
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