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Radioisotopes

Commons · Question 66231 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) supply of medical radionuclides for NHS use in the next (i) 5, (ii) 10, (iii) 15 and (iv) 20 years.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jul 2025

The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...