Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Networks announced by NHS England will be funded through the £20.5bn of extra funding announced in 2018.

NHS England has committed to providing each of the 11 Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Networks with additional resources to support continued delivery of the radiotherapy modernisation programme. This will include resources provided from the £20.5 billion revenue investment into the National Health Service, in particular to support improved use of digital networking, peer review and quality assurance.

The NHS Long Term Plan also sets out a commitment to review the national tariff to ensure that appropriate incentives are in place to encourage providers to deliver modern techniques, including hypofractionation, and to upgrade and replace equipment. This work will commence during 2019/20.