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Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

Answer

In December 2024, NHS England wrote to all radiotherapy treatment providers inviting them to apply for funding to replace ageing radiotherapy machines. Funding was then allocated to trusts using criteria that NHS England developed. These criteria focused on the age of the machine being replaced, the proportion of older machines in use within the trust, and the trust’s performance on radiotherapy.

The Government announced the allocation of new radiotherapy linear accelerator, or LINAC, machines on 26 May 2025, and within this, a breakdown of trust allocation was given and can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/faster-cancer-treatment-thanks-to-new-radiotherapy-machines

The following table shows allocations by National Health Service region:

Region	Total value
East of England	£7,507,000
North East and Yorkshire	£7,586,000
Midlands	£12,406,000
London	£14,993,000
S West	£10,502,000
S East	£10,015,000
N West	£6,595,000

The Department knows that there is a long way to go to improve waiting times for radiotherapy treatment, and that there is significant regional variation in performance. The National Cancer Plan has set out how we intend to tackle these issues, reduce backlogs and provide an NHS that there is when people need it.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12651

Session

2026-27

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Cancer Finance Medical equipment Radiotherapy

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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