Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.”
Tabled: 11 June 2025Answered: 17 June 2025
Asked by
Paulette Hamilton
Labour — Birmingham Erdington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
Reducing waiting times for cancer diagnosis remains a key priority. Under this Government, an extra 99,000 patients have had cancer diagnosed or ruled out. This has been supported by investment, including in Cancer 360—a digital innovation that brings patient data into one central platform—and in NHS England’s cancer innovation open call to fast-track cutting-edge interventions into practice. Our forthcoming national cancer plan will set out how we will speed up cancer diagnosis even further.