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Orthopaedics: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to help resolve the shortage of bone cement in the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
5 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to help resolve the shortage of bone cement in the NHS.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department is working closely with NHS England, professional bodies and industry partners and have implemented a range of measures to resolve the shortage of bone cement.The National Health Service has secured stock of an alternative bone cement produ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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