PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Blood Tests (30 October 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of routine blood tests.
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Answer
NHS England and NHS Improvement advise that at no point have urgent blood tests been delayed or unavailable due to the reported distribution issue.
NHS England and NHS Improvement are working to ensure all shortage items are supplied promptly and that delivery schedules are returned to normal. They are working closely with Roche Diagnostics, and will continue to do so until all routine services have resumed, and any backlog of testing has been worked through.
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
12 November 2020
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