Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 25061 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 23 Jan 2025
No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...