Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17018

Tomography: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether NHS England’s diagnostic imaging turnaround time guidance is sufficient to meet the needs of patients with a recognised terminal diagnosis.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
While no specific assessment has been made of diagnostic imaging turnaround time guidance and the needs of patients with a recognised terminal diagnosis or the impact of separate reporting time standards, the Government is committed to reducing waiting ti...

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