Question follow-through · 49345

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the radiotherapy machine fund to replacing only end of life machines on his Department's ability to make new radiotherapy capacity

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the radiotherapy machine fund to replacing only end of life machines on his Department's ability to make new radiotherapy capacity

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    The £70 million fund will replace older radiotherapy machines with new, more efficient radiotherapy machines, which will in turn increase treatment capacity and allow more patients to be treated.All future spending commitments beyond 2025/26, including th...

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