Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 123411

Heart Diseases: Tomography

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 7 April 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to computed tomography coronary angiogram machines, including to increase the number of successful heart transplants.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The Government is committed to expanding access to diagnostic imaging, including computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA), through investment in new and expanded community diagnostic centres and wider imaging capacity.Improved access to CTCA suppor...

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