Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112151

Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to HCWS1271, what metrics his Department uses to measure geographic inequalities in cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival; which regions perform worst on early diagnosis and canc

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department monitors geographic inequalities in cancer diagnosis and treatment through the NHS Cancer Waiting Time Standards, for which data is published at integrated care board and provider level. The NHS England Acute Provider Table for all 134 prov...

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