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Magnetic Resonance Imagers

Commons · Question 108347 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase MRI scanning capacity in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Feb 2026

We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services, including investment in new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. This will ...