questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the draft Value Based Procurement guidance for Medical Technology, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the availability of comparable clinical outcomes data across MedTech product categories, (b) the availability of cost-effectiveness evidence for medical devices, equipment and digital health technologies, and (c) the potential effect of evidence gaps on the consistent application of Value Based Procurement.
answerText: The Value Based Procurement (VBP) guidance, published on 11 June 2026, applies to medical technology as defined by the Medical Device Regulations 2002. This includes consumables, implants, diagnostics, equipment and digital technologies. The Department wo...
heading: Medical Equipment: Procurement