Question follow-through · 47192

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043, what the criteria was for these funding awards to NHS foundation trusts.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043, what the criteria was for these funding awards to NHS foundation trusts.

  2. 28 Apr 2025

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  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Funding was allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England developed. These criteria focused on the age of the machine being replaced, the proportion of older machines in use within the trust, and the trust’s performance on radiotherapy.

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