Written questions

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 20579 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to achieve national coverage of the NHS’ Non-Specific Symptom (NSS) diagnostic pathways for blood cancer.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 23 Dec 2024

It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancer, as early and as quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes.In addition to improving cancer waiting time performanc...