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Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Asked by Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 January 2025UIN 25185

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what involvement (a) he and (b) his Ministers had in setting the (i) guidance and (ii) spending limits for the Government's radiotherapy machine fund.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The £70 million of funding for new radiotherapy machines will be allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England has developed. Officials from the Department have been engaged with NHS England officials in discussions about how the funding will be allocated.

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