Radiotherapy: Standards
Commons · Question 901 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase radiotherapy treatment capacity in the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 24 Jul 2024
Since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local systems. This is supported by the 2021 Spending Review, which set aside £12 billion in operational capital for the National Health Service for 2022 to 2025, and...