Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51207

Brain: Tomography

Tabled: 9 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the regional variation in GP direct access to brain MRI and CT head scans.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Diagnostic Imaging Data set (DID) provides data on where a test was requested via GP Direct Access (GPDA). This information is available for the following tests:- chest X-rays;- computed tomography chest scans;- computed tomography abdomen and pelvis ...

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