Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 103758 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet cancer waiting time targets and ensure people living with and affected by cancer receive the timely care they need.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Jan 2026
Improving cancer waiting times for patients is a high priority for the Government.We will do this through the increased use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) which will increase the available capacity and bring healthcare closer to the community. CDC...