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Cancer: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on potential steps to improve outcomes for cancer patients in rural areas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on potential steps to improve outcomes for cancer patients in rural areas.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Reducing unwarranted variation in cancer treatment and outcomes is a strategic priority for the NHS Cancer Programme. NHS England commissioned the Royal College of Surgeons to deliver 10 cancer clinical audits. Outcomes from the audits will support the Na...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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