Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 4 June 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
University College Hospital: Radiotherapy
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the opening of the proton beam therapy service at University College Hospital London has been delayed.
- Answer
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NHS England and University College London Hospital (UCLH) are currently working with contractors to open the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centre as soon as possible following the COVID-19 pandemic. It is anticipated that the first patient treatment will be in 2021.
Apart from the current impact of COVID-19, the PBT service at UCLH has been delayed historically due to the complexity of the build on a constrained inner London site and, more recently due to water ingress, as reported to the National PBT Programme Board, the Department and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. These historic issues have been resolved.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 51865
- Session
- 2019-21
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Medical devices Radiotherapy University College Hospital
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