Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions has he had with stakeholders within the medical equipment industry on the provision of medical equipment to care facilities.

Local National Health Service procuring authorities are responsible for assessing the timeliness and quality of the medical equipment delivered for their patients, procured under contracts they hold with suppliers.

The Department works closely with partners across the health system and medical technology landscape, including individual suppliers, trade associations, patient groups, and devolved administrations, to provide challenges and to ensure that stakeholder input is at the right level and at the right time. However, local NHS bodies are responsible for the provision of medical equipment to care facilities.