Orthopaedics: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 114993 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data relating to the number of surgeries affected by delays to the supply of Heraeus bone cement.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Mar 2026
Joined up working between the Department and the National Health Service has successfully secured an alternative bone cement product for the coming weeks following the issues with Heraeus Medical’s production process. During this period, NHS providers wer...