Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 109858 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting times are for patients to begin radiotherapy treatment following referral, broken down by region and cancer type.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Feb 2026
The published data on cancer waiting times in England does not include average waiting times for patients to begin treatment, and the Department does not publish radiotherapy data broken down by tumour type, as we present tumour type and treatment modalit...