Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97924

Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase clinic capacity to help ensure that urgent breast referrals meet the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
We will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanners. The Government is investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS ...

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