Radiotherapy: Finance
Commons · Question 21458 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that funding allocated for radiotherapy is distributed equally across England, taking into account existing regional inequalities in radiotherapy a
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 7 Jan 2025
The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England is currently developing. The new machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure that p...