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Oxygen: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 62172 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

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Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England took to consult with(a) diving organisations, (b) local health trusts and (c) emergency services in the North East it decided to decommission hyperbaric chamber services in t

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Jun 2025

NHS England has not decided to decommission hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) services in the North of England.NHS England undertook stakeholder testing and a public consultation on the revised service specification for HBOT services. The main impact of th...