Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS policy is on provision of silicone ankle foot orthosis; and if he will make a statement.

National Health Service organisations can currently buy goods and services from many sources, within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and national and local procurement policies, and there is no single or definitive list of approved suppliers to the NHS.

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning health services for their local populations. This includes technologies, medical devices and equipment. CCGs are best placed as clinically led organisations that have both the local knowledge and accountability to make commissioning decisions in the best interests of their patients.