Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12419

Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to meet the target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of referral.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time or earlier, treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.Improving 62-day performance and early diagnosis are already key priorities for NHS England. Lord ...

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