Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Thornton (Labour) on Thursday, 21 January 2010.
Health: Haematology
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will discuss with medical supply companies whether CoaguChek S strips for blood sampling can be procured from alternative sources of supply following the ending of CoaguChek S strip supplies by Roche Diagnostics.
- Answer
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CoaguChek XS is supplied by Roche and is an incremental upgrade of CoaguChek S. Three documents evaluating CoaguChek S and CoaguChek XS are available on the National Health Service Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) website (www.pasa.nhs.uk). They are entitled: "Patient self-testing using the Roche CoaguChek S" (MHRA 04002); "Patient self-management using the CoaguChek S" (Report 05050); and "CoaguChek XS System" (Report 06034). In addition, both items of equipment are featured in a Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing buyers' guide, which is also available on the NHS PASA website. This document is entitled "Point of Care Coagulators for Monitoring Oral Anticoagulation" (CEP 07026). Copies of all four documents have been placed in the Library. The links to these documents are as follows: www.pasa.nhs.uk/pasa/Doc.aspx?Path=%5bMN%5d%5bSP%5d/NHSprocurement/CEP/POC/MHRA%2004002.pdf www.pasa.nhs.uk/pasa/Doc.aspx?Path=%5bMN%5d%5bSP%5d/NHSprocurement/CEP/POC/Report 05050.pdf www.pasa.nhs.uk/pasa/Doc.aspx?Path=%5bMN%5d%5bSP%5d/NHSprocurement/CEP/POC/Report%2006034.pdf; and www.pasa.nhs.uk/pasa/Doc.aspx?Path=%5bMN%5d%5bSP%5d/NHSprocurement/CEP/POC/CEP07026.pdf The department understands that this equipment is purchased directly by patients or may be provided to them at local level by the NHS. Information about costs to the NHS is not held centrally. The department is unaware of any formal commercial arrangements in place between the NHS and the supplier and therefore the company will not have been required to make any formal requests to the NHS or patients to switch from the old to the new meter. The department is unaware of any discussions held with the manufacturer and has no plans to discuss this product with medical supply companies. This corrects the information given to the noble Lord on 5 January 2010 (Official Report, col. WA 51).
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- 909; 716 c278-9WA
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- 2009-10
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- Subjects
- Blood NHS Procurement Medical equipment Screening
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