Question follow-through · 116640
Stoma Appliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patients with a stoma are (a) offered a choice of dispensing provider and (b) actively involved in decisions relating to appliance selection; and how is
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patients with a stoma are (a) offered a choice of dispensing provider and (b) actively involved in decisions relating to appliance selection; and how is
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
Answer published
There are a range of legislative and operational safeguards in place to support patient choice and facilitate co-decision between clinicians and patients regarding stoma appliances. In terms of legislation, the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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