§ 11. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for angiograms. [34710]
§ Mr. MilburnLast November I announced funding of £80 million to provide new angiography equipment at 37 hospitals and new laboratory facilities for angiography at 22 hospitals. This first wave of funding will enable the national health service to carry out an extra 14,000 angiograms each year, and so reduce waiting times.