Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21459

Radiotherapy

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department plans to use to determine which trusts or hospitals will receive new radiotherapy machines.

Answer

The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England is currently developing. The new machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure that p...

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