Vasectomy
Referral to Secondary Care
The CCG commissions vasectomy services under local anaesthetic in primary care or through Marie Stopes.
Vasectomy under General Anaesthetic (GA)
NHS Scarborough & Ryedale and Vale of York CCGs do commission vasectomies under General Anaesthetic in secondary care only in the following circumstances:
- Previous documented adverse reaction to LA
- Scarring or deformity from previous scrotal surgery or trauma that makes vasectomy under LA difficult to achieve
- History of coagulation disorder, inguinal scrotal hernia or cryptorchidism
- Large varicocele or hydrocele
- Where patients have previously had vasectomy on the NHS, have subsequently had a reversal of vasectomy (privately or on the NHS) and again wish to undergo vasectomy
Please clearly detail which of these your patient has in order for them to have a secondary care procedure.
Fear of the procedure, or patient choice are not adequate reasons for requesting vasectomy under GA, unless supporting mitigating factors are submitted to the IFR panel by the requesting clinician.
The Vale of York CCG decided (December 2018) that sterilisation should be excluded from the health optimisation policy. The CCG will allow surgeons to consider with patients, risks and benefits of sterilisation procedures where their BMI>30. The Haxby Vasectomy Service are aware of and supportive of this change.
Current Providers of Vasectomy Services:
Haxby Group Practice
Provide vasectomy services under LA for Vale of York CCG patients.
Patient Information Leaflet for the Haxby Clinic
To refer: please send the following signed proforma directly to Haxby Group Practice and not through the RSS. They will be contacted directly by the practice with an appointment.
Haxby Group Practice Referral Form
Marie Stopes
Provider of vasectomy services in Leeds and Wakefield for Vale of York CCG patients.
Patient information leaflet for Marie Stopes service
To refer: please send the following signed proforma directly to Marie Stopes and not through the RSS. They will be contacted directly by the service with an appointment.
Marie Stopes do not have a BMI limit but they do have weight limits for their couches. In Leeds the limit is 25 stone and in Wakefield the limit is 20 stone. The decision to undertake any operation is that of the surgeon on the day.
Marie Stopes Referral Form - Emis Web
Patient Information Letters
To submit an application to the CCG's Individual Funding Request Panel, please click here for further information.
Please click here to view the full Vasectomy Commissioning Statement.
| Policy date: August 2019 | Next review date: August 2021 |
| ©NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group | |
