Question follow-through · 116636

Stoma Appliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard Contract.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard Contract.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has not specifically attempted to estimate the full costs to the National Health Service of preventable stoma management or the merits of introducing a nationally mandated annual specialist stoma review requirement within the NHS Standard C...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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