§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action his Department will take with NHS trusts who are found to be persistently reusing single-use surgical instruments having previously been advised to cease such actions. [42262]
§ Ms BlearsThe Department has advised national health service trusts on a number of occasions that they should not reuse instruments designated as single use. We would regard doing so as a serious breach of governance. The854W specific action to be taken in a particular case would need to be determined in the light of the individual circumstances of the case.