Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Friday, 8 June 2007.
Health: Dispensing Contractors
- Question
- Whether any National Health Service dispensing appliance contractor has (a) more than 10 per cent market share, or (b) more than 20 per cent market share.
- Answer
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There are two distinct sectors in the dispensing appliance contractor market: incontinence and stoma. Information on market share in each sector is shown in the table.
Incontinence Stoma Share of market held by the three largest dispensing appliance contractors¹ 58.35 per cent 40.92 per cent Number of companies with more than 10 per cent market share 3 2 Number of companies with more than 20 per cent market share 1 none Notes: ¹ The dispensing appliance contractors are not the same in each category. Figures are based on the net ingredient value for the period January 2005 to June 2006. There are no National Health Service dispensing appliance contractors; all dispensing appliance contractors are private sector providers.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3937; 692 c220WA
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Competition NHS Medical equipment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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