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...