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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medical Treatments

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 1507

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to mandate that all ICBs make provision of Aquablation as a procedure to treat enlarged prostates.

Answered by Karin Smyth

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 aquablation, which all National Health Service organisations are expected to follow as a matter of course, which is available at the following link:

https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib315

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