Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106398

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Cancer

Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford to?meet?cancer waiting times?and?ensure people with?cancer receive?timely?care.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Improving cancer waiting times for patients is a high priority for the Government.We are seeking to achieve this goal through the increased use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) which will increase the available capacity and bring healthcare closer t...

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