Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 24640 · 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 he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring NHS England to include the cost of AI products in the funding for updating radiotherapy machines.
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The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England has developed.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...