§ 20. Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the implementation of the programme to ensure that patients with cancer do not have to wait to see a specialist. [106257]
§ Yvette CooperWe are ending long waits for outpatient appointments. By the end of 2000 we will have put the necessary arrangements in place to enable patients with suspected cancer referred urgently by their GP to be seen by a specialist within two weeks.