Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 189835
Radiotherapy: Community Diagnostic Centres
Tabled: 15 June 2023
Answered: 26 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 merits of providing radiotherapy treatments within community diagnostic centres; and if he will take steps to implement this proposal.
Answer
Helen WhatelyThere are no current plans to include radiotherapy treatment services within Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs). This is because radiotherapy is a cancer treatment, not a diagnostic test. CDCs must offer core services across, imaging, physiological measurement, and pathology. Large CDCs will also offer Endoscopy services as part of their core services.