Oxygen: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 54444 · 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, what estimate NHS England has made of average emergency travel times to hyperbaric chambers for cases of suspected decompression illness.
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...