NHS Annual Report and Care Objectives

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 4 July 2012.

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Photo of Bob Blackman Bob Blackman Conservative, Harrow East 12:42, 4 July 2012

I warmly welcome the improvements in screening, diagnostics and treatment for those suffering from cancer, but patient outcomes are wildly different. For some, 10% of treatment will be successful, for others, 85% will be, and this means that we need more research to highlight which drugs and treatments should be introduced. May I make a bid for part of the surplus to be directed to the expensive equipment that is required to make such research happen, so that treatment and outcomes can be improved?