Brain: Tomography
Commons · Question 51207 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the regional variation in GP direct access to brain MRI and CT head scans.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Jun 2025
The Diagnostic Imaging Data set (DID) provides data on where a test was requested via GP Direct Access (GPDA). This information is available for the following tests:- chest X-rays;- computed tomography chest scans;- computed tomography abdomen and pelvis ...