Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Cancer
Commons · Question 106398 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford to?meet?cancer waiting times?and?ensure people with?cancer receive?timely?care.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 26 Jan 2026
Improving cancer waiting times for patients is a high priority for the Government.We are seeking to achieve this goal through the increased use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) which will increase the available capacity and bring healthcare closer t...