Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96214

NHS: Waste

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of NHS waste.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department and NHS England are always looking at ways of reducing waste and increasing efficiency. NHS England has had many discussions with National Health Service trusts on the reduction, elimination, and reuse of single-use polypropylene curtains, ...

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