PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment (14 June 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of radiotherapy treatment machines in current use in the NHS are over the 10 year recommended life span in use.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
As of 31 March 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement estimate that there were approximately 20 linear accelerators (LINACs) or 7% of all LINACs aged 10 years or more in routine use in the National Health Service. Since 2016, approximately £162 million has been provided to support the replacement and upgrade of 100 LINACs.
Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
22 June 2022
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