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Cancer: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 21800 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Jan 2025

We know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment, and we will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time or earlier, treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.As we set out in our new plan...