Medical Equipment: Disability
Commons · Question 85714 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department made of the potential barriers that prevent disabled people from accessing lifesaving medical equipment.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 3 Nov 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing medical equipment to disabled people typically falls to the National Health Service and local aut...