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Medical Equipment: Procurement

Commons · Question 31466 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on (a) developing and (b) promoting an effective methodology for assessing value when purchasing medical (i) devices and (ii) consumables; and what plans he has to promote

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Feb 2025

The Department is working with NHS England and the NHS Supply Chain to develop and promote a standardised methodology for National Health Service trusts and integrated care systems (ICS) to assess value when procuring medical technologies, including devic...