Written questions

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 71046 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of blood cancer patients diagnosed through A&E.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 29 Sep 2025

The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer as early and fast as possible. There have been improvements in the prognosis of blood cancer patients, with patients now living twice as long. However, we recogni...