Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 18 July 2023.
John Baron
Conservative, Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System’s diagnostic funding was spent on diagnostic endoscopy procedures in Basildon and Brentwood Constituency in 2022/23.
Will Quince
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
£2.3 billion was awarded at the 2021 Spending Review to transform diagnostic services over the next three years to increase diagnostic capacity, including for endoscopy services. This funding will also increase the number of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) up to 160 by March 2025, including a number delivering endoscopy services.
In 2022/23, Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System spent a total of £53,950,546 on diagnostic services. Of this, £5,079,105 (9.4%), was spent on diagnostic endoscopy procedures in the Basildon & Brentwood Alliance.
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