Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112886

Ultrasonics: Standards

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS ultrasound provision.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to bring down the size of the list and reduce waiting times, including for ultrasound.The National Imaging Data Collection (N...

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