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Written question asked by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 June 2016. It was answered by George Freeman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Urine Drainage Bags

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Supply Chain on that organisation's decision on the choice of urine drainage bags available through the NHS Core List Programme.

Answer

The NHS Supply Chain Core List Programme was developed in collaboration with NHS Business Services Authority and the Department. The Core List aims to achieve best value by reducing the range of like-for-like products that the National Health Service purchases. This allows the NHS to commit to larger volumes of a smaller range of products which in turn allows suppliers to provide improved prices to the NHS as greater economies of scale in manufacturing can be achieved.

Items identified as ‘Core List’ have been reviewed and assessed by a selection of industry specialists, clinical advisors and customers. Products not included in the NHS Core List are not discontinued and are therefore still available for purchase via the wider NHS catalogue offered by NHS Supply Chain.

Ultimately, decisions with regard to which urine drainage bag to purchase lies with the procurement team for each individual NHS trust.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38552
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Procurement Urine drainage bags
Link
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