Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87115
NHS and Social Services: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS and care sector equipment is (a) returned and reused or (b) recycled after use.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIn 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 means designing, procuring, and...
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