Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 11783
Brain: Tumours
Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 4 November 2024
Question
Alex Easton
Independent — North Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the amount of time it takes to diagnose brain tumours in (a) children and (b) young adults on long-term health ou
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department recognises that children and young adults with brain cancer are often waiting too long for diagnosis. As part of our 10-Year Health Plan to radically reform our broken National Health Service, we will fight cancer on all fronts, from preven...
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