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Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Commons · Question 34253 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Tessa Munt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 23295 on Radiotherapy Equipment, for what reason NHS England did not consult (a) cancer patient groups and (b) the radiotherapy community.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 4 Mar 2025

NHS England invited the trusts which deliver radiotherapy services to submit an expression of interest for funding for a replacement machine. NHS England then reviewed the responses, and used allocation criteria to determine which trusts would be allocate...