Oxygen: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 54442 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England conducted an impact assessment on (a) diver safety and (b) emergency response times before reducing the number of hyperbaric chambers available under the national contract for r
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Jun 2025
Last year, NHS England held a public consultation on a revised service specification and changes to commissioning arrangements for hyperbaric oxygen services. This included consideration of the impacts on geographical access to services and traveling time...