Circularity in HealthTech - Readiness, Barriers, Concerns Questionnaire for Industry

Survey Purpose

Led by the Department of Health and Social Care, Design for Life is a collaborative initiative between government, industry, the health and care sector, and academia to explore and identify practical actions that address the challenges of resource security and efficiency, supply resilience, net zero and single-use plastics facing healthtech in the UK.

This questionnaire will aid this work in deciphering the current landscape for suppliers, whilst highlighting particular areas of opportunity and challenge, the idea moving towards a more circular economy for our sector.

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* 1. Does your company employ over 250 employees (in total, not just UK)

Yes

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* 2. In what country is your company globally headquartered?

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* 3. What role do you hold in your organisation?

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* 4. What do you consider the main barriers to implementing circular approaches to HealthTech products sold in the NHS?

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* 5. Do you have any comparative data to inform whether devices are best reused, remanufactured or recycled from an environmental point of view?

Yes

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* 6. If you have comparative data per Q5, for what product category or categories does that apply?

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* 7. How well do you understand remanufacturing of single use devices?

Good knowledge

Aware it happens but not sure of the process

Have no awareness of remanufacturing

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* 8. What , if any, concerns do you have regarding remanufacturing of single use devices?

Sterility of remanufactured device

Efficacy of remanufactured device

Responsibility for safety and efficacy of remanufactured device

How to track and trace remanufactured devices

Training for users of remanufactured device

Commercial arrangements for supply of remanufactured devices to hospitals

IP, liability, trademarking, reputational

No concerns

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What mitigations do you think would help your specific concerns?

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* 10. Are you aware of the regulatory guidelines for remanufacturing single use devices?

Yes

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* 11. Do you have a good understanding of the guidelines for remanufacturing of single use devices?

Yes

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* 12. Would more information about the guidelines help you understand remanufacturing?

Yes

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* 13. If you would like more information about remanufacturing of singe use devices guidelines, what specific information would you like to know?

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* 14. How could contracting approaches stimulate interest in your company to establish reuse, remanufacturing or recycling of your products?

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* 15. How could specific incentives stimulate interest in your company to establish reuse, remanufacturing or recycling of your products? Please suggest incentives you would like to see.

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* 16. Please list in order of importance (1:most to 10: least) the factors most relevant for enabling a circular approach to current single use devices

Circularity in HealthTech - Readiness, Barriers, Concerns Questionnaire for Industry

Survey Purpose

Question Title

* 1. Does your company employ over 250 employees (in total, not just UK)

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* 2. In what country is your company globally headquartered?

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* 3. What role do you hold in your organisation?

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* 4. What do you consider the main barriers to implementing circular approaches to HealthTech products sold in the NHS?

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* 5. Do you have any comparative data to inform whether devices are best reused, remanufactured or recycled from an environmental point of view?

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* 6. If you have comparative data per Q5, for what product category or categories does that apply?

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* 7. How well do you understand remanufacturing of single use devices?

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* 8. What , if any, concerns do you have regarding remanufacturing of single use devices?

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* 9. What mitigations do you think would help your specific concerns?

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* 10. Are you aware of the regulatory guidelines for remanufacturing single use devices?

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* 11. Do you have a good understanding of the guidelines for remanufacturing of single use devices?

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* 12. Would more information about the guidelines help you understand remanufacturing?

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* 13. If you would like more information about remanufacturing of singe use devices guidelines, what specific information would you like to know?

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* 14. How could contracting approaches stimulate interest in your company to establish reuse, remanufacturing or recycling of your products?

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* 15. How could specific incentives stimulate interest in your company to establish reuse, remanufacturing or recycling of your products? Please suggest incentives you would like to see.

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* 16. Please list in order of importance (1:most to 10: least) the factors most relevant for enabling a circular approach to current single use devices

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* 17. Optional Question: what company do you work for?