The Priorities Committee operates as an advisory body to the eight Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across Southampton, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. Its role is to provide them with evidence based, carefully considered recommendations in the form of a Priorities Statement.
It aims to make recommendations, using an agreed Ethical Framework and taking into account stakeholder views, on the appropriateness of commissioning and funding of selected healthcare interventions (e.g. specific treatments, procedures and care pathways). Portsmouth CCG then considers each recommendation and adopts the recommendations where applicable. The Priorities Statements, once adopted, form part of the CCG’s commissioning policies.
To see the clinical policy recommendations made by the committee – covering the issues listed below – please click here.
- Varicose Veins
- Assisted Conception Services
- Partial versus Knee Arthroplasty
- CDT for Lymphoedema
- FES Policy
- Arthroscopic Femero-Acetabular Surgery for Hip Impingement
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring February 2016
- Adenoidectomy February 2016
- Snoring February 2016
- Knee Arthroscop April 2016 updated July 2018
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy April 2016
- Cholecystectomy April 2016
- Subacromial Shoulder Decompression
- Patella Resurfacing
- Laser Therapy for Recurrent Pilonidal Sinus
- Faecal Microbiota Transplants
- Balloon Catheter Sinus Dilation for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps
- Back Pain Management
- Smoking and Non-Urgent Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel
- Functional Nasal Airways Surgery
- Use of Autologous Blood Injections for Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissue CAF In Adults
- Treatment of Hydrocele
- Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism
- Flash Glucose Monitoring*
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery redraft June 2018
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
- Cryopreservation of Fertility
- Cataract Removal
- Microsuction For Earwax
- Pulse Oximetry
- Biologics Dose Escalation in Psoriasis
- Tonsillectomy
- Grommet Insertion
- NAFLD
- Hysterectomy for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
- Management of Haemorrhoids
- Management of Rotator Cuff Tears
- Knee Revision – Interim Statement
- Circumcision
- Revision of Knee Replacement
*For an update on our position on ‘Flash’ Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes (FreeStyle Libre), please click here.
