Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103808

Breast Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Mims Davies

ConservativeEast Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that 85 per cent of breast cancer patients start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and treatment, and improving performance against cancer waiting time standards, including the 62-day standard, is a priority for the Government.It is a priority for the Government to support the National ...

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