Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13448
Walsall Manor Hospital: Cancer
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Valerie Vaz
Labour — Walsall and Bloxwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of robotics capability for cancer operations at Walsall Manor Hospital.
Answer
No specific assessment is planned. There is a robotic assisted surgery clinical strategy for the Black Country Provider Collaborative which has increased robotic surgery access for all patients in the Black Country, particularly for renal service.