A question on #DisabilityAids tabled by Tom Morrison on 24-04-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Disability Aids
Question ID: 1796872
UIN: 47909
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-24
Asking Member ID: 5090
Asking Member display name: Tom Morrison
Asking Member handle: thomasmorrison
Asking Member Twitter reference: @thomasmorrison
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a national strategy on the efficiency and effectiveness of community equipment services.
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Date answered: 2025-04-30
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Individual National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts are responsible and accountable for their own purchasing decisions, which will include community equipment. NHS organisations are independent commercial entities, and it is for an NHS procuri...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true