Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5524

Cancer: Older People

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) analyse data on cancer in the over 70s as part of the National Cancer audit.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The NHS England Cancer Programme commissions clinical cancer audits, which provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, increase the consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvement...

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