Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) on Monday, 1 February 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 February 2021. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHS: Orthopaedics
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide Open Bionics ‘Hero-Arms’ through the NHS for amputees who have lost upper limbs.
- Answer
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Multi-grip upper limb prosthetics, which include the Hero-Arm are not currently routinely commissioned in England for upper limb amputees. NHS England and NHS Improvement are in the process of reviewing the policy for commissioning all multi-grip upper limbs and an evidence review has just been completed. It is anticipated that a decision will be made by early summer as to whether the current policy will be revised to allow multi-grip upper limbs to be made routinely available to upper limb amputees.
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- HL12826
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- NHS Orthopaedics
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