| Heading: |
Cancer: Medical Treatments |
| Question ID: |
1752401 |
| UIN: |
21800 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5182 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Charlotte Cane
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Charlotte Cane
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
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.As we set out in our new plan... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |