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Ultrasonics

Commons · Question 79048 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of histotripsy treatment in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 23 Oct 2025

Early clinical evidence shows that histotripsy, a non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment, can safely and precisely destroy liver tumours without the need for surgery or radiation. Histotripsy remains under evaluation, and the Government continues to mo...