questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recently completed NHS Trust pilots of the Department’s Value Based Procurement guidance for Medical Technology, (a) what assessment his Department has made of the pilots and whether this assessment will be published, (b) what conclusions were reached on procurement savings, clinical outcomes and implementation barriers, and (c) how the pilot findings informed the draft guidance.
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