Written questions

Cancer: Older People

Commons · Question 5524 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) analyse data on cancer in the over 70s as part of the National Cancer audit.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Oct 2024

The NHS England Cancer Programme commissions clinical cancer audits, which provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, increase the consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvement...