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Stoma Appliances

Commons · Question 116635 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the full cost to the NHS of preventable stoma management complications; and whether he will consider commissioning a national economic impact assessment of

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 4 Mar 2026

The Department has not specifically attempted to estimate the full costs to the National Health Service of preventable stoma management or the merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard C...