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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have chosen to make provision of Aquablation to treat enlarged prostates.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have chosen to make provision of Aquablation to treat enlarged prostates.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    There is currently no mandate for aquablation to integrated care boards (ICBs), in line with the ICB responsibility to ensure high-quality care for their populations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance provides information on aquab...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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