Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 97924 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase clinic capacity to help ensure that urgent breast referrals meet the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jan 2026
We will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanners. The Government is investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS ...