Oxygen: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 59789 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure emergency access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for patients in the (a) North East and (b) North West of England from 1 October 2025.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Jun 2025
NHS England is committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for anyone who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This will be achieved through the commissioning of six geographically dispersed services across England. Three pref...