Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24640

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Tabled: 17 January 2025

Answered: 22 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat — Wells and Mendip Hills

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring NHS England to include the cost of AI products in the funding for updating 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The funding for new radiotherapy machines will be used to replace outdated machines, and allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England has developed. The new machines will support the recovery of cancer waiting times and help ensure that patients ha...

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