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Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 6403 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variations in access to prostate cancer diagnostics and treatment; whether the new £2.8 million investment in focal therapy will be distributed across all re

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 11 Jun 2026

We recognise that the provision of cancer services varies significantly across the country.The NHS Cancer Programme commissions a series of cancer audits, including one on prostate cancer. The audits are a key way in which the Cancer Programme highlights ...