Individual Funding Requests
The Individual Funding Request (IFR) team for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw is hosted by NHS Sheffield CCG. They can be contacted by emailing sheccg.sybifr@nhs.net.
Individual Funding Requests Policy
Procedures not Routinely Commissioned
- Snoring Surgery (in the absence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea OSA)
- Dilation and curettage (D&C) for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in women
- Knee arthroscopy for patients with osteoarthritis
- Injection for non-specific low back pain
- Acupuncture
- Vasectomy under General Anaesthetic
Exceptionality can be applied for via a clinical letter to the IFR panel
Specialist Plastic Surgery
Breast Augmentation
Breast Asymmetry
Breast Reduction
Abdominoplasty
Gynaecomastia
Tonsillectomy
Fertility Treatment / Sterilisation reversal