To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirement her Department makes of NHS Supply Chain (a) to consider and (b) to implement the recommendations on medical devices of the Centre for Evidence-Based Purchasing. (129596)

The agreement with DHL requires NHS Supply Chain to comply with government policies on request. NHS Supply Chain is already committed to liaise closely with the Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing either directly or through the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will issue guidance on best practice on the composition of specialised clinical assessment groups within NHS Supply Chain. (129597)

NHS Supply Chain has no current plans to release guidance on best practise for the composition of specialised clinical assessment groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms her Department has in place to assess whether NHS Supply Chain's procurement process has improved access to medical technologies for patients; and if she will make a statement. (129598)

The Department has mechanisms in place to monitor the overall performance of NHS Supply Chain.

The establishment of clinical councils, to help determine what products the national health service requires, will enable clinicians or other trust representatives to raise any failing in trust's access to medical technologies for their patients.

There is a process whereby issues can be escalated to the NHS BSA (Supply Chain Management Division), and ultimately a joint board chaired by the Department's Commercial Director General.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms her Department has in place to assess whether NHS Supply Chain’s procurement process will produce long-term savings of (a) patient bed days, (b) nursing time and (c) repeat procedures; and if she will make a statement. (129599)

The contract with NHS Supply Chain will measure savings based on the reduction to buy price for the national health service.