Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47192
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043, what the criteria was for these funding awards to NHS foundation trusts.
Answer
Ashley DaltonFunding was allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England developed. These criteria focused on the age of the machine being replaced, the proportion of older machines in use within the trust, and the trust’s performance on radiotherapy.