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Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to (a) expand radiotherapy services and (b) waiting times for radiotherapy treatments.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to (a) expand radiotherapy services and (b) waiting times for radiotherapy treatments.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government knows that cancer patients are waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment. We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set...

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