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Contact Dr Kremer Does cosmetic surgery have a place in the NHS? UK Health Secretary reacts to criticism In response to the negative coverage of these stories, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt recently expressed a strong opposition to cosmetic surgery funded by the NHS at a press lunch.
He stated: "We should not be doing cosmetic work on the NHS […] The decisions are taken on the basis of clinical need, but I have made it very clear that I am against purely cosmetic work being done. Is cosmetic surgery available on the NHS? Cosmetic surgery is not routinely provided on the NHS. For example, the NHS might pay for: breast implants — if you have very uneven breasts or no breasts, and it's causing significant psychological distress nose reshaping — if you have breathing problems ear correction surgery — if a child needs it, or sometimes, if an adult has prominent ears that are causing significant distress female breast reduction — if you're very distressed about the size of your breasts and they're causing problems like backache male breast reduction — if you've had a condition called gynaecomastia for a long time, other treatments have not worked, and it's causing considerable pain or distress Generally, most people who want cosmetic surgery will need to pay for it privately.
In some units, patient assessments are carried out to test the change in quality of life following plastic surgical procedures. The resulting numerical scale of Quality Adjusted Life Years, or QALY scores, gives surgeons and managers a measure of the post-operative benefit gained from procedures that have a major cosmetic component.
NHS funded cosmetic procedures available vary from geographical area to area. If you think you are eligible for cosmetic surgery funded by the NHS, visit your GP who will be able to advise whether this is possible. Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has expressed his strong opposition to the NHS funding cosmetic surgery at a time when it is under heavy financial pressure.
Hunt said all decisions must be taken on "clinical need", and public money must not be used to pay for surgery just to improve someone's looks. But I do completely understand people's reservations about some of the things that happen.
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