Written questions

Medical Equipment: Recycling

Commons · Question 44319 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with local authorities to facilitate the (a) collection and (b) redistribution of (i) Zimmer frames, (ii) walking st

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Apr 2025

As set out in the Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by improving resilience and increasing the reuse, remanufacture, and recycling of medic...