§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average waiting time between the completion of a purchasing agreement for a linear accelerator and its commissioning after installation. [24694]
§ Mr. HoramThe average waiting time between the completion of the purchasing agreement for a linear accelerator and its commissioning after installation is not available centrally. However, factors which could affect the waiting time are the complexity of the particular linear accelerator under consideration and the availability of local scientific and technical expertise.
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§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what requests from the Cookridge centre for linear accelerators are currently under consideration by Northern and Yorkshire Health and when is completion of the purchasing agreement is expected. [24695]
§ Mr. HoramAn outline business case has been submitted to the national health service executive's Northern and Yorkshire regional office from the United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust for provision of two linear accelerators, one new simulator and associated building work at Cookridge hospital.
Further consideration is now being given to the business case in the light of the recommendations of the Leeds acute services review, which was published recently.