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Cancer Targets

Tuesday 23 June 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Steve Brine inquires about the status of cancer targets in the long-term plan amid the pandemic backlog.
  • Jo Churchill confirms the department has maintained focus on cancer throughout the crisis.
  • Churchill invites collaboration with Steve Brine on delivering the long-term plan objectives.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Steve Brine Con Fareham
NHS
Context

The Government committed over £1.3 billion to diagnose more cancers earlier and have introduced rapid diagnostic centres among other measures.

Question

Steve Brine asks whether Jo Churchill's department has lost sight of the 75% ambition set for cancer targets in the long-term plan, given the backlog caused by the pandemic, and inquires about a potential revision to the cancer section of the plan.

Answer from Jo Churchill

Jo Churchill confirms that while lessons are being learned, the focus on cancer has remained throughout the crisis. She states that delivering on the long-term plan is a key objective and invites collaboration with Steve Brine on this matter.

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