Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 117712 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography scans for cancer diagnosis.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to increasing access to Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scans and other nuclear medicine for cancer diagnosis, primarily by boosting overall diagnostic capacity.As part of the diagnostic capital allocation fr...