Written questions

Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 38427 · Tabled 14 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis and (b) access to effective treatments for people with brain tumours.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 25 Mar 2025

We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer, including cancerous brain tumours, earlier, and treating it faster, so more patients survive, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. To do this, we will address the challenges...