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Clinical Waste: Incinerators

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6819

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tonnes of medical waste are incinerated annually by the NHS in the East of England.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The information is not collected in the format requested. However, the National Health Service collects data for all of England in the Estates Returns Information Collection, which is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collection/england-2022-23

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