Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37732
Cancer: North West
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support local initiatives in (a) Cheshire and (b) Merseyside to improve early cancer diagnosis rates in (a) deprived communities and (b) general.
Answer
Ashley DaltonWe recognise that there are challenges for several different populations, particularly for people living in the most deprived areas of the country, and that this impacts early diagnosis rates.Improving diagnosis rates and access to treatment are key prior...
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