Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 189833

Radiotherapy

Tabled: 15 June 2023
Answered: 23 June 2023

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op) — York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing a radiotherapy strategy on waiting times for cancer treatment.

Answer

Helen Whately
We have no current plans to make a specific assessment. From April 2022, the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local health systems.