Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is interventional radiology and oncology representation at every relevant organ specific multidisciplinary team to encourage patient choice.

Each multidisciplinary team (MDT) should include the full range of health professionals required to best inform and plan the most appropriate treatment options for the patient. This would include appropriate oncologists for cancer patients and an interventional radiologist where interventional radiology is an option in the care pathway. NHS England will be reviewing and updating service specifications to ensure that all relevant specialists are involved in MDTs to optimise patient care.