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NHS Secures New Suppliers to Avoid Surgery Delays

2/25/2026

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  • The National Health Service (NHS) has secured two alternative bone cement suppliers to address a packaging fault at Heraeus Medical.
  • The disruption could delay hip and knee replacement surgeries.
  • The new suppliers are Zimmer Biomet High Fatigue G and Johnson & Johnson CMW Smartset GHV Gentamicin, both clinically assured.
  • Health officials are rescheduling postponed surgeries and prioritizing urgent cases as about 850,000 patients await joint treatments in England.