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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medical Treatments

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 1508

The question

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.

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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