Tomography

(asked on 15th March 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost of a (a) CT scanner (b) MRI scanner and (c) LINAC scanner is, and what his Department's policy is on replacing out of date equipment.


Answered by
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Stephen Hammond
This question was answered on 20th March 2019

The guideline average price available through the NHS Supply Chain for each of the scanners specified is outlined below:

- The average cost of a Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner is £536,000;

- The average cost of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner is £900,000; and

- The average cost of a Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Scanner is £1,500,000.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency provides guidance for healthcare organisations on managing medical devices and sets out a systematic approach to the acquisition, deployment, maintenance, repair, replacement and disposal of medical devices. This guidance is available via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-medical-devices

It is the responsibility of individual organisations to set up and develop systems that promote the safe and effective use of medical devices.

The capital settlement for future years will be set in the Spending Review later this year, alongside reforms to the capital regime to ensure that the available capital budget is prioritised and allocated to maximum effect to support service transformation, productivity improvement and effective planning and control.

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