Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96218

Hospital Wards: Polypropylene

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with NHS trusts on the potential reuse of polypropylene ward curtains.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department and NHS England are always looking at ways of reducing waste and increasing efficiency. NHS England has had many discussions with National Health Service trusts on the reduction, elimination, and reuse of single-use polypropylene curtains, ...

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