Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121054

Medical Equipment: Recycling

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Design for Life roadmap, what progress has been made in reducing NHS equipment wastage.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
NHS England has been working on reducing waste and its associated carbon since publication of the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy in 2023.NHS England’s Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) is a mandatory annual data collection for all National Health...

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