FOI 2025/1456

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:
1. The total amount spent by your Integrated Care Board (ICB) on medical treatment or corrective surgery for patients who experienced complications following cosmetic procedures undertaken abroad. Please provide this information for the most recent five financial years.
2. The data to be broken down by type of procedure, for example:
o Cosmetic dental surgery
o Hair transplants
o Liposuction
o Injectable cosmetic treatments
o Other cosmetic procedures (please specify if)
3. If a breakdown by procedure is not available, please provide the total annual expenditure on corrective treatment for complications arising from cosmetic surgery performed abroad.
4. Copies of any internal reports, briefing papers, or formal meeting minutes produced or received by the ICB in the past two years that discuss the impact on NHS services of patients requiring corrective treatment following complications from cosmetic procedures undertaken abroad.

NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold the information requested; it will be necessary for you to contact the Provider Trusts commissioned in Greater Manchester for the information you seek.  To assist you, please find below links to their websites with information about how to make a Freedom of Information request.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of information – Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Northern Care Alliance

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (mft.nhs.uk)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care (tamesideandglossopicft.nhs.uk)

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | FOI Disclosure Log

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of information disclosure logs (christie.nhs.uk)

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (gmmh.nhs.uk)