Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75312

Medical Equipment and Wheelchairs

Tabled: 4 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Lincoln Jopp

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards to facilitate the return of used (a) wheelchairs and (b) other medical equipment.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

In October 2024, the Department published the Design for Life roadmap, a new strategy to transition away from all avoidable single-use medical technology (MedTech) products towards a functioning circular system by 2045. This includes improving systems tha...

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