Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28060

Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for palliative radiotherapy treatment.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
We know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment, and 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. We will also be spending £70...
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