Cancer: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 53478 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 May 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog for cancer treatment in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 27 May 2025
We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance so that cancer patients are diagnosed and treated faster, including patients in the West Midlands.We set out expectations for renewed focus on cancer targets in the Elective Reform pl...