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Mouth Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to promote earlier detection, ensure dentists, GPs and other frontline health professionals are trained to identify early warning signs, and improve timely diagn

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to promote earlier detection, ensure dentists, GPs and other frontline health professionals are trained to identify early warning signs, and improve timely diagn

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We know that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for patients with mouth cancer. Our forthcoming National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will include further details on how we will speed up diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients...

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