Thank you for contacting me about the #CatchUpWithCancer Campaign.
Let me assure you that I share the commitment of the campaign to see waiting lists for cancer treatment and care significantly reduced over the next few years
Over the last year, the Government has provided funding to help recover cancer services, and a plan that outlines how that funding will be spent effectively.
It is right that this funding comes with high expectations for reducing cancer waiting times. By March 2024, the NHS has set an ambition for 75 per cent of patients who have been urgently referred by their GP for suspected cancer to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.
The Government is currently developing a new 10 Year Cancer Plan, which will consider access to cancer treatments, including radiotherapy.
I share the desire of the Catch Up With Cancer campaign to bring down cancer waiting times as soon as possible.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.