Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103359
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Mims Davies
Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays caused by inadequate clinic capacity that prevent urgent breast referrals from meeting the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is supporting 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 billio...
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