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Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Asked by Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 April 2025UIN 41044

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to the emergency radiotherapy capital equipment fund in 2024-25; and which hospital trusts have been awarded that funding.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

Providers were awarded a total of £15 million to replace ageing radiotherapy equipment from an underspend in the National Health Service’s capital settlement for 2024/25. The providers who were allocated money, and the amount they were allocated, are as follows:

  • £2.5 million for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;
  • £2.3 million for the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust;
  • £2.2 million for the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust;
  • £3.2 million for the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;
  • £2.4 million for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; and
  • £2.4 million for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust received funding for two machines.

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