Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 24638 · Tabled 17 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional funding to update radiotherapy machines includes a commitment to renew every machine aged 10 years and older commissioned by the NHS to deliver radiotherapy.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 22 Jan 2025
The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England has developed. The new machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure that patients ha...