Written questions

Prostate Cancer: Radiotherapy

2026-06-09 · Department of Health and Social Care · 8794 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to SABR for prostate cancer patients across all regions of England.

Answer

The Department does not hold information on the number of National Health Service radiotherapy centres that currently have the equipment and workforce to deliver stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). The Department expects that radiotherapy treatment...