Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116470

Medical Equipment: Procurement

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the NHS is not dependent on single suppliers of medical products.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Central procurement processes through NHS Supply Chain include a range of measures to prevent the dependency on single suppliers of medical products.When designing strategies, at category and sourcing strategy stages, NHS Supply Chain completes a category...

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