§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the projected contract to supply oxygen to patients who use it for home treatment will involve (as some concentrate systems do) full emergency cover at night and out-of-hours; and whether they have made an analysis of the cost of such cover weighed against the cost of emergency hospital admissions caused by its absence. [HL4005]
§ Lord WarnerThe proposed service specification for the new contract includes a requirement for the contractor to provide a home oxygen service on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis.