Medical Equipment: Procurement

(asked on 28th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure medical supply lines are not compromised.


Answered by
Lord Bethell Portrait
Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 4th May 2020

As part of our concerted national efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, we are doing everything we can to ensure patients and health and social care workers continue to access the appropriate medicines and medical supplies.

The Department is working closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to help ensure patients and health and social care workers can access the medical supplies they need, and precautions are in place to reduce the likelihood of future shortages.

The Department shares regular information about impending supply issues and management plans with the NHS and industry and will liaise with relevant patient groups about issues affecting specific medicines and other medical supplies.

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