§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many magnetic resonance scanners are available within the NHS; if she will list their locations; and what plans she has to increase the number.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information held centrally shows that there are 56 systems available, or on order, for the national health service in England, plus access to one mobile unit. We have provided additional funds this year towards the purchase of new systems.
The location of MR scanners available to the NHS by region is as follows:
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Region Number East Anglia 2 North East Thames 2 North West Thames 6 South East Thames 2 South West Thames 5 Special Health Authority 6 Mersey 3 North Western 5 Northern 1 Oxford 4 South Western 6 Trent 6 West Midlands 3 Wessex 2
Region Number Yorkshire 3 Total 56