Medical Equipment

As announced at the Autumn Budget 2025, the Government is increasing the Department’s capital budgets to £15.2 billion by the end of the Spending Review period (2029/30), to invest in the National Health Service and wider health infrastructure. This will deliver the largest ever health capital budget, which includes investment in all types of equipment. This investment takes steps to address the recommendations set out in Lord Darzi’s review, increasing the health capital budget by over 75% compared to 2019 levels.

Individual NHS trusts and foundation trusts are responsible and accountable for their own purchasing decisions, which will include equipment. NHS organisations are independent commercial entities, and it is for an NHS procuring authority to satisfy itself on how best to obtain quality and value for money through its procurement activity.

Local NHS organisations have access to a wide range of procurement routes, but the Government has put in place a range of initiatives to help NHS bodies make informed choices about the products and the route through which they are bought. These include NHS Supply Chain, a national body which is responsible for procuring and delivering the majority of consumables, medical equipment, and other supplies into the NHS. NHS Supply Chain was set up to leverage the collective buying power of the NHS to drive savings and provide a standardised range of clinically assured quality products at the best value.