Mark Francois MP: written questions

Written questions

• Leukaemia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2033More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of five-year survival rates for (a) acute myeloid leukaemia and (b) other leukaemias.

  Answer: The age-standardised, one-year net survival for adults, those aged 15 to 99 years old, diagnosed with leukaemia between 2016 and 2020 in England was 74.4%, and the five-year survival rate was 55.9%.NHS England has implemented non symptom specific pathways...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Leukaemia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2032More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of leukaemia patients were offered a holistic needs assessment in the last 12 months.

  Answer: NHS England has committed to ensuring that all cancer patients have access to a Holistic Needs Assessment, ensuring care is focused on what matters most to each person.The 2023 England National Cancer Patient Experience Survey indicates the proportion of ...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Blood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2031More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent publication of data on waiting times for (a) leukaemia and (b) other cancer treatments.

  Answer: Cancer waiting time data is collected by NHS England according to three performance standards: the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), which aims to ensure patients have cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days of referral from a general practice or scre...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Blood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2030More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to develop a best practice pathway for (a) leukaemia and (b) other blood cancers.

  Answer: NHS England has implemented non-symptom specific pathways for patients who present with symptoms that can indicate several different cancers, including leukaemia. An NHS England national evaluation showed blood cancers are one of the most common cancer ty...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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