Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5586

Bowel Cancer: Endoscopy

Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

LabourSalford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Fit For Future Fund will include purchasing new equipment for endoscopy services used to diagnose bowel cancer.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Increasing capacity to meet demand for diagnostic services and returning to waiting time standards for cancer, including the Faster Diagnosis Standard, are both priorities for the Government.It is our ambition to introduce a new Fit For the Future fund to...

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