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Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 21976, tabled on 6 January 2025

Question

Derek Twigg
Labour
Widnes and Halewood
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisation is responsible for procuring radiotherapy machines.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Labour
Bristol South
Commons

Answered on

9 January 2025

Responsibility for purchasing radiotherapy treatment machines sits with local systems. The Government committed £70 million for new machines in last year’s Budget, to ensure that the most advanced treatment is available to patients who need it.

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Department of Health and Social Care
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