Cancer Treatment Waiting Times

Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 17 October 2023.

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Photo of Will Quince Will Quince Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I thank the hon. Lady for her question, and, of course, I recognise the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Cancer checks are up by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels, and in August more than 91% of patients started their first cancer treatment within a month of a decision to treat. We have opened 123 additional community diagnostic centres and an additional 94 surgical hubs, but I accept, of course, that there is much more that we need to do.