Written questions

Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 13009 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the early diagnosis rate for bowel cancer.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 12 Nov 2024

The Department is taking steps to improve the rate of early diagnosis for all cancers, including bowel and bowel-related cancers. We will support the National Health Service to transform diagnostic services by spending £1.5 billion on new surgical hubs an...