Twenty-seventh Report - Covid-19: Supply of ventilators

The government claims to agree with the recommendation and states it has implemented measures by purchasing and distributing medical equipment and establishing a national loan process, asserting the NHS has sufficient stock and processes. However, it does not explicitly explain its current methodology for assessing equipment needs or confirm it has written to the committee as requested.

The government agreed, explaining that due diligence for most purchases followed standard processes, but was limited during the emergency. It stated confidence that increased capacity and improved horizon scanning will reduce the future need for rapid, less thorough procurement.

The government's response focuses on revising contract management structures and improving operating procedures generally, rather than specifically addressing how it will learn, publicise, and disseminate lessons from the ventilator challenge.

The government accepts the recommendation and states that the Government Commercial Function is optimising skill development and deployment, with further activity underway to build commercial capability across government departments and the wider public sector, aiming to scale by March 2023.

The government accepts the recommendation, stating it has standard licensing terms for the ventilator designs it owns, though no revenue has been generated yet. It has also developed and shared a document outlining key innovation lessons from the Ventilator Challenge.

The government response provides an introduction to ventilators and the context of the pandemic, rather than engaging with the committee's concluding statement about taking evidence.

The government agreed to consider standardising local asset register information in the longer term, including promoting standardised taxonomies and information exchange, with a broader target implementation date of Summer 2021.

The government agreed, outlining its purchase of thousands of ventilators and other equipment, and the implementation of a national loan process, asserting that sufficient stock and processes are now in place for trusts.

Although the committee's item was a conclusion, the government states it agrees with a recommendation (which was not present) and that it has already implemented measures, detailing past purchases of ventilators and other equipment, and the establishment of a national loan process to ensure sufficient stock for the NHS.

The government agrees with the recommendation and states it has implemented it, assuring themselves that the NHS has the right processes and sufficient stock of medical equipment to respond to the pandemic, through direct purchases and a national loan process.

The government reiterated that most devices were purchased through standard framework agreements with due diligence, without addressing the committee's observations on the challenges of increasing manufacturing speed or the initial 'huge deficit' in supply.

The government stated that most devices were purchased through standard framework agreements with due diligence, which did not address the committee's observation regarding intense competition and price volatility in overseas procurement.

The government accepts the recommendation, stating that while urgent circumstances limited due diligence in some cases, most purchases used standard processes. It assures that past checks were appropriate and future needs for rapid emergency procurement will be reduced due to increased capacity and improved horizon scanning, reaffirming its commitment to high ethical standards and combating modern slavery.

The government agreed and committed to updating the Sourcing Playbook by Spring/Summer 2021 to incorporate Ventilator Challenge lessons, which will also be captured as a case study for risk training and knowledge sharing sessions.

Although the committee's item was a conclusion, the government states agreement with a recommendation (which was not present in this item) and outlines a plan to update the Outsourcing Playbook by Spring/Summer 2021 to incorporate ventilator challenge lessons, capture them as a case study for training, and disseminate them through knowledge sharing sessions.

The government accepts the recommendation and aims to update the Outsourcing Playbook by Spring/Summer 2021 to incorporate ventilator challenge lessons as a case study for risk training, ensuring these lessons are disseminated to government departments.

The government agreed and committed to optimising skill development and deployment within the Government Commercial Function, with a target of March 2023 for scaling up capability building and assessment across the wider public sector.

The government stated that most devices were purchased through NHS standard framework agreements with full due diligence checks, without addressing the committee's observations on successful inter-departmental collaboration or effective cost assurance.

The government agrees with the recommendation (which it interpreted from the conclusion) and commits to optimising skill development and capability building in the commercial space across government, with a target date of March 2023 for achieving scale.

The government agreed, stating it owns viable emergency ventilator designs with standard licensing terms (though no revenue generated yet), and has developed and shared a document on lessons learned from the Ventilator Challenge.

The government agreed, stating it owns viable emergency ventilator designs with standard licensing terms (though no revenue generated yet), and has developed and shared a document on lessons learned from the Ventilator Challenge.

The government accepts the recommendation, stating it owns ventilator designs and has standard licensing terms, although this has not yet generated revenue. It has also developed and shared a document outlining key innovation lessons from the challenge.