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Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for radiotherapy.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for radiotherapy.

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to improving cancer care and reducing waiting times for treatment. To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, we are investing £70 million in 28 new radiotherapy machines. The Department is com...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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