Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21982

Medical Equipment: Energy

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of electricity on people with health conditions requiring medical devices which use electricity.

Answer

The Department began an assessment process on patient support for at home medical equipment energy costs in August 2024 with a review of existing policy provision. This work includes consideration of the impact of the cost of running electrical medical eq...
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