Final Version NHS Standard Contract 19/20

Provision of sanitary products

Service Condition: SC17 Services Environment and Equipment

In response to feedback from the British Medical Association, we have included a new requirement for providers to make available supplies of sanitary products, free of charge, to hospital inpatients.

17.7  With effect from 1 July 2019, the Provider must ensure that supplies of appropriate sanitary products are available and are, on request, provided promptly to inpatient Service Users free of charge.