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Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients began treatment within 62 days of referral in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
6 Jul 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients began treatment within 62 days of referral in each of the last five years.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Data on the number of patients who began a first definitive treatment, following an urgent referral for suspected cancer, within 62 days in England can be found at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-wait...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Medical Equipment

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions are being considered to assist people with lupus with the cost of medical appliances, specifically corrective eyewear.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Health Services: Waiting Lists

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are currently waiting for elective treatment in England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Life Expectancy

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional differences in life expectancy across England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mental Health Services

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have attended NHS mental health services in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pharmacy: Closures

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies have closed in England in each of the last 10 years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pharmacy: Closures

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pharmacy closures on access to healthcare services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ambulance Services: Standards

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance handover delays exceeding one hour occurred in England in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Maternity Services: Rural Areas

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS maternity services in rural areas.