Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73354

Respiratory System: Medical Equipment

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the availability and (b) trends in the level of use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department of Health and Social Care has not made an assessment of the availability or trends in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machines in the NHS.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance...

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