Question follow-through · 4094
Radiotherapy: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reform the radiotherapy tariff model to address (a) planning intensity, (b) technical complexity, and (c) the number of patients treated.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reform the radiotherapy tariff model to address (a) planning intensity, (b) technical complexity, and (c) the number of patients treated.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme introduced a blended payment model for radiotherapy services. We are working to develop proposals to further refine the payment model for radiotherapy to ensure it aligns with current clinical practice and demand for service...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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