HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 c138W
Dr. Naysmith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the costs of urinary incontinence products(a) to the NHS, including surgery and appliances, and (b) to the social services, including cost of carers, in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [153547]

Mr. Hutton

The National Health Service spent £35.9 million on various continence appliances and products in 1999–2000. We are not able, however, to allocate this expenditure between urinary and faecal incontinence products. Information on the costs of urinary incontinence products in terms of surgery and costs to social services is not collected centrally.