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Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing levels in cancer care on waiting times for patients to receive treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
4 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing levels in cancer care on waiting times for patients to receive treatment.

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The development of the National Cancer Plan highlighted areas where there are higher vacancy rates in some areas of the country. The Department and NHS England will work with the royal colleges to encourage resident doctors and internal medicine trainees ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Rare Cancers: Health Services

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Cancer: Health Services

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Cancer: Vaccination

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development and approval of personalised cancer vaccines.

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Glioblastoma: Medical Treatments

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline a timeline he expects there to be standard treatment for recurrent glioblastoma available in the UK.

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Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve treatment pathways for patients with secondary breast cancer.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis rate for secondary breast cancer.

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Health Services: Disability

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure people with (a) disabilities and (b) additional needs receive (i) timely and (ii) effective medical attention.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Health Services: Disability

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people with disabilities do not experience long wait times for medical appointments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Respiratory Diseases

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the increase in respiratory conditions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diagnosis of respiratory conditions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Respiratory Diseases

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve research into (a) the causes of respiratory conditions and (b) the adoption of new medicines for respiratory conditions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Kidney Diseases

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle kidney disease.