Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System’s 2022-23 diagnostic funding was spent on diagnostic endoscopy procedures in South Tyneside.

£2.3 billion was awarded at the 2021 Spending Review to transform diagnostic services over the next three years to increase diagnostic capacity, including for endoscopy services. This funding will also increase the number of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) up to 160 by March 2025, including a number delivering endoscopy services.

In 2022/23, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System spent a total of £245,092,935 on all diagnostic services. Of this, £1,565,858 (0.64%), was spent on diagnostic endoscopy procedures in South Tyneside.