Radiotherapy: Medical Treatments
(asked on 7th September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the radiotherapy capacity required to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.
This question was answered on 27th September 2022
In July 2022, 92.3% of cancer patients requiring radiotherapy received it within 31 days of a decision to treat. In 2022/23, NHS England will provide additional support to local systems to plan service provision, which will take into account the impact of fewer fraction treatment protocols and investment in newer, faster treatment machines.