Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116636

Stoma Appliances

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard Contract.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Department has not specifically attempted to estimate the full costs to the National Health Service of preventable stoma management or the merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard C...

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