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Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to meet the target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of referral.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to meet the target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of referral.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    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.Improving 62-day performance and early diagnosis are already key priorities for NHS England. Lord ...

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