Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 48715 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 1 May 2025
There are currently no plans to have a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines. Responsibility for funding replacement machines lies with local systems.