The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy (APPGRT) Report

Inquiry into radiotherapy and the cancer crisis published in March 2023

APPG-RT Chair Tim Farron MP launches findings from the January 2023 inquiry into radiotherapy and the cancer crisis.

The report highlights that decades of systematic under-funding and under-resourcing of radiotherapy means that the UK lags far behind comparable countries in the numbers of patients able to access life-saving radiotherapy treatments and the numbers of machines delivering radiotherapy per head of population. Evidence presented at the inquiry highlighted a workforce under severe pressure, bureaucracy stifling progress and a lack of strategic investment and leadership.

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