Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many LINAC machines are (a) currently within the recommended lifespan and (b) beyond the recommended lifespan.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
The Department does not hold data on how many radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each National Health Service trust.
The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by NHS England. Since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines has been with local systems.
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