Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 24639 · 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, if NHS England will publish the data it holds on the effectiveness of radiotherapy machines which deliver more doses of radiation; and for what reason guidance on future purchases of radiotherapy m
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The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England has developed.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...