PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Oximeters: Coronavirus (21 July 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many oximeters have been purchased by NHS England for the treatment of covid-19.

Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)

Answer

NHS England and NHS Improvement have purchased a total of 324,811 oximeters through the NHS Supply Chain to support blood oxygen monitoring, including identification of ‘silent hypoxia’ and rapid patient deterioration at home of patients with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19.


Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
7 September 2020

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