| Reference | FOI 2025/1260 |
|---|---|
| Description | Funded excision or aspiration of ganglion of the hand or wrist for financial year 2024/2025 |
| Date Requested | 12/06/2025 |
| Date Replied | 30/06/2025 |
| Category | Data, Insight & Intelligence |
Please provide information on how many patients your ICB has funded excision or aspiration of ganglion of the hand or wrist for the financial year 2024/2025.
If possible, I would appreciate the information in a word document that explains the data for hand and wrist both separately and as a total, detailing the totals of both procedures.
Ganglion removal of the hand/wrist is permissible activity; therefore, NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold numbers of how many people have been funded, within this service. This is because if a clinician feels that a patient meets the criteria for treatment then the patient can undergo the treatment. NHS GM can provide the total number of procedures that have taken place, which is 315 procedures.
The criteria for ganglion removal can be accessed via our webpage (link below).
