Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79048
Ultrasonics
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of histotripsy treatment in the NHS.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedEarly clinical evidence shows that histotripsy, a non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment, can safely and precisely destroy liver tumours without the need for surgery or radiation. Histotripsy remains under evaluation, and the Government continues to mo...
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