CCG FOI 618 – Erectile Dysfunction

Responded to: 1st July 2016

1.     Does your Healthboard provide an erectile dysfunction clinic and can you provide the total number and addresses of all NHS erectile dysfunction clinics within your Healthboard? If you do not know who should we ask?

NHS Stockport CCG does not commission a specific erectile dysfunction clinic. Patients receive a core erectile dysfunction service from their GP practice with specialisation onward referral as required.

2.    Does your Healthboard provide psychosexual clinics and can you provide the total number and addresses of all NHS psychosexual clinics within your Healthboard? If you do not know who should we ask?

NHS Stockport CCG does not commission a specific psychosexual clinic. Patients who require psychological support are referred by their GP into the mental health services provided by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Beacon Counselling and Stockport Psychological Wellbeing Service as is appropriate for their individual needs.

3.     Does your Healthboard provide counselling and sex therapy services and can you provide the details of any NHS counselling services and sex therapy services that treat men with erectile dysfunction within your Healthboard? If you do not know who should we ask?

NHS Stockport CCG does not commission a sex therapy service. Patients who require psychological support due to erectile dysfunction (including counselling) are referred by their GP into the mental health services provided by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Beacon Counselling and Stockport Psychological Wellbeing Service as is appropriate for their individual needs.

Beacon Counselling are based 203 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1BA.

Stockport Psychological Wellbeing Service 1st Floor East, Oakland House, Talbot Road, Manchester M16 0PQ.
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust 225 Old St, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire OL6 7SR.  

4. Does your Healthboard provide PDE5-I and if so which one? Any of the ‘on demand’ preparations as clinically appropriate

5. Does your Healthboard prescribe ‘tadalafil (Cialis)’ tablets for men who experience erectile dysfunction as a result of prostate cancer treatment?

We provide the most appropriate therapy for individuals within the national criteria for treatment and within the Local Treatment Policy

6. At what dose are the ‘tadalafil (Cialis)’ tablets prescribed? As clinically appropriate

7. Is the daily dose of ‘tadalafil (Cialis)’ tablets (2.5/5mg) available/prescribed?

This is not routinely available but can be provided in exceptional cases. This is a Greater Manchester wide position http://gmmmg.nhs.uk/docs/nts/NTS%20Recommendation%20Tadalafil%20once%20daily%20updated.pdf

8. Does your Healthboard prescribe the Vacuum erection device for men who experience erectile dysfunction as a result of prostate cancer treatment? Yes

9. Does your Healthboard offer Penile implant surgery (semi-rigid or inflatable implant devices) for men who experience erectile dysfunction as a result of prostate cancer treatment?

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