Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of value-based procurement by (a) NHS and (b) social care services in purchasing incontinence products on (i) patient quality of life and (ii) health outcomes.

The Government's new Medical Technology Strategy, published in February 2023, commits to developing an environment that supports the understanding and delivery of value for money and affordability. Within the strategy, incontinence products have been identified as one area of focus. The Department will work with clinicians to review, assess and categorise similar products to lay the foundations for value based procurement. This assessment of products will be shared with NHS Supply Chain and other organisations involved in the purchase of incontinence products.