There’s a growing radiotherapy crisis facing the nation. The recent Darzi report highlighted a stark reality – rising incidence of cancer, missed targets, infrastructure gaps and limited resources all contribute to a dire lack of equitable radiotherapy care across the UK. While the Government’s recent announcement of £70 million in investment for LINACs is a positive step, it falls short in addressing the scale of the challenge.
The NHS must shift from short-term, reactive decision-making and sporadic, one-off sums to a long-term, strategic approach to technology funding.
In this paper, we’ll explore how a radiotherapy MES offers a planned, funded and structured solution that addresses four of the NHS’s most pressing challenges in delivering equitable radiotherapy care.
- Equitable access to radiotherapy care
- Overcoming chronic lack of funding
- Harnessing the benefits of new technology
- Improving patient outcomes
