PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Blood Tests: Bottles (7 September 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the blood bottle shortage across the UK.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Answer

We have secured tens of millions of additional blood tubes, including importing additional supplies from the European Union and the United States, which are now in National Health Service use, and there continues to be stock in place to ensure clinically urgent testing continues. Patient safety is my top priority and we are working closely with NHS England and the devolved administrations to minimise any impact on patient care and return to a normal service as soon as possible.


Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
13 September 2021

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