§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many positive emission topography scanners are in use in the NHS; [127572]
(2) how many private PET scanners are in use in the UK; [127573]
(3) how many PET scanners used by the NHS have been purchased through (a) mainstream hospital trust expenditure, (b) new opportunities fund lottery funding and (c) voluntary fund raising.[127574]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThere are five positron emission tomography (PET) scanners in national health service hospitals in England used for routine clinical assessments. They are situated at Guys, St. Thomas', Middlesex, Mount Vernon and Hammersmith hospitals. In addition three private facilities including a new mobile PET scanner in London are available for NHS patients.
The two scanners situated at Guys and St. Thomas' were purchased through a combination of funding from the hospital trust, the United Medical and Dental Schools and charitable funding from the unit's special trustees. The scanner at the Middlesex hospital was funded by the unit's special trustees. The scanner at Mount Vernon hospital was funded from charitable funds and the scanner at Hammersmith hospital was provided through a charitable donation.