Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109859
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines are currently in operation in NHS hospitals, and how this compares with projected clinical need over the next five and ten years.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe number of radiotherapy treatment machines in use across the National Health Service in England is not recorded as part of a nationally mandated data collection.The commissioning of radiotherapy services is overseen by local systems. They have the resp...
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