Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7595

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Tabled: 7 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that NHS providers prioritise funding for (a) upgrades and (b) replacements of radiotherapy machines.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government will continue to support the provision of radiotherapy machines, however since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines has been with local systems.