Radioisotopes
Commons · Question 66232 · 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 contingency plans the NHS has put in place to manage a potential shortage in the supply of medical radionuclides to prevent delays to (a) cancer, (b) cardiac and (c) other procedures.
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...