Cancer patients paying for NHS England's 'scandalous' decision with their lives, says MP NHS England has been branded “scandalous” after it emerged that five life saving cancer machines are not being replaced because they were purchased by charities under the Tories.
There are just five of these special cyberknife machines in the UK - all used by the NHS to treat patients - but because they were all originally purchased with charity donations, NHS England won't replace them as they reach the end of their working lives.
Ms Munt, who has long campaigned to get cancer victims a better deal, added: "Cancer patients are dying early because of bureaucracy and the decision making of NHS England.
Munt said: "London could have the last remaining cyberknife in England by the end of the year.
In a complex situation it emerged last night that under Tory cuts hospitals were only able to buy the five super robotic cyberknife machines with charity money.
