Question follow-through · 120301
Radiology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of regional variation in access to 24/7 interventional radiology services in England.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of regional variation in access to 24/7 interventional radiology services in England.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Elective Reform Plan, which was published in January 2025, committed to increasing surgical and diagnostic capacity for services such as interventional radiology. This is a step towards returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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