Category
Threshold Criteria
A vaginal pessary is a plastic device that fits into the vagina to help support the uterus, vagina, bladder, or rectum. The pessary is most often used for pelvic organ prolapse
Eligibility
| LLR ICB will only fund ring pessary management in the following circumstances · Insertion, replacement and removal of vaginal ring pessary should be routinely done in a primary care setting; ring pessary replacement is not commissioned as a secondary care service. This does not include technically difficult pessaries such as shelf pessaries. · There is no restriction applied to the first fitting of ring pessaries in secondary care if the patient has been referred for assessment or management of prolapse or a separate reason, however patients should not be referred specifically for the first fitting of ring pessaries. |
Guidance
| Review Date: 2026 |
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I have a pessary fitted and it needs checking, my GP in Leicester will not do anything to help me how can I get it checked
I had pessery fitted for years at LRI now ive been told i have to travel to victoria park to get this done,so out of my way ive trouble walking and prob 2 bus,s to get there,my doc doesnt offer this service,does the saffron lane docs surgery offer it if so i can see if if i can change docs.
Good afternoon, please contact our enquiry team who will be able to help with your query:llricb-llr.enquiries@nhs.net