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Breast Cancer: Databases

Commons · Question 127275 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Marie Goldman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to establish a metastatic breast cancer data taskforce to (a) identify barriers to data collection, (b) share best practice and (c) monitor progress on improving data

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 20 Apr 2026

The Department recognises the importance of robust and timely data on people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to support service planning and improve outcomes.The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England collects, curates, qualit...