Individual Funding Request

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.

IFR 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

Gynaecomastia

Varicose Veins

  • Referrals for Varicose Veins no longer require IFR prior approval and should be sent direct to specialty using the checklist on the CFO page

Grommets

  • Referrals for Grommets (adults and children) no longer require IFR prior approval and should be sent direct to specialty using the checklist on the CFO page

Tonsillectomy

Fertility Treatment / Sterilisation reversal