Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48715
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThere are currently no plans to have a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines. Responsibility for funding replacement machines lies with local systems.