Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 109859 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines are currently in operation in NHS hospitals, and how this compares with projected clinical need over the next five and ten years.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 6 Feb 2026
The number of radiotherapy treatment machines in use across the National Health Service in England is not recorded as part of a nationally mandated data collection.The commissioning of radiotherapy services is overseen by local systems. They have the resp...