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Stoma Appliances

Commons · Question 116636 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard Contract.

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...