Written questions

Health Services: Supply Chains

2026-07-07 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1854 · Official question

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether current Government funding arrangements adequately support resilience, redundancy and preparedness across healthcare supply chains, including the UK blood supply chain.

Answer

The Government keeps the funding and wider arrangements that support the resilience and preparedness of health supply chains, including blood supplies, under review.Through implementation of Value-Based Procurement (VBP), the Department and NHS England ar...