Breast Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 103752 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve the time taken for red flag referrals for breast cancer to be seen.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Jan 2026
It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including breast cancer, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes for all patients across England.The Department is respons...