Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish an implementation plan for Prof. Sir Mike Richards' review of NHS diagnostics capacity.
Professor Sir Mike Richards’ recommendations have been accepted by the NHS England and NHS Improvement Board. There is no intention to publish an implementation plan. However, a national Diagnostics Programme has been established to take forward the recommendations. This work will be overseen by the NHS England and NHS Improvement Diagnostics Programme Board.
The Government has ringfenced £325 million of capital spending for National Health Service diagnostics and equipment through the 2020 Spending Review to support implementation.