Written questions

Endoscopy

Commons · Question 114898 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of additional staff required to operate hospital reprocessing centres for endoscopy that will be needed as a result of the Design for Life roadmap.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Feb 2026

The Design for Life (DfL) Roadmap sets out a new strategy to transition away from all avoidable single-use medical technology products towards a functioning circular system by 2045. The Department has shared a ‘One Year On’ update with its wider collabora...