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Written question asked by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 16 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Radiology: Telemedicine

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of radiology scans were outsourced to teleradiology companies based overseas in each of the last five years.

Answer

The data requested is not held centrally, and there are no current plans to publish a list of the teleradiology companies based overseas that NHS radiology scans have been outsourced to.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2343
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Foreign companies Private sector Radiology Telemedicine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk