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Guidance tackles price variations in colostomy bags

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MarkPCC 1 August 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published new healthtech guidance on one-piece closed bags for colostomies. Between April 2023 and March 2024, NHS prescribers in primary care spent almost £92 million on colostomy bags – with a large difference in price between the least and most expensive options. Our guideline recommends that clinical appropriateness, patient needs, and preferences should be prioritised when choosing a bag. If more than one bag is suitable, the least expensive option should be used because there is no evidence to justify variations in price.

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