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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...