§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the National Health Service's ability to ensure that cancer patients in Dorset will be seen by consultants within two weeks of referral. [124518]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 5 June 2000]Dorset patients with suspected breast cancer who have been referred as urgent by their general practitioner have all been seen within two weeks of referral. The South West Regional Office of the National Health Service Executive has assessed Dorset Health Authority's plans and is satisfied that they have the capacity to meet the two week target for urgent referrals in other cancers.