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Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of AI auto contouring funding on NHS waiting times for radiotherapy treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of AI auto contouring funding on NHS waiting times for radiotherapy treatment.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to transforming diagnostic services, and will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new capacity, including magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomogr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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