PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Medical Equipment: Energy (22 February 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rebate or refund schemes made available to patients for energy costs they incur running at home medical devices; and what assessment he has made of the consistency of those schemes between trusts.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The Department has not conducted assessments on the adequacy of rebates or reimbursements available to patients for energy costs, or the consistency of these schemes between trusts. Certain specialised National Health Services, such as home Haemodialysis and home oxygen concentrators, include the provision of financial support to offset energy costs incurred by patients using medical equipment at home. NHS England has uplifted tariff prices by 4.1% this year to account for inflationary costs and support NHS trusts in uplifting their local reimbursement tariffs for patients.

In addition to the above, the Government’s cost of living support package delivers £15 billion worth of support measures to assist the most vulnerable with rising energy costs.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
27 February 2023