Metastatic and Secondary Breast Cancer

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Excerpts

Monday 19th June 2023 Lords Chamber

[Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)]

The Government and the NHS are committed to delivering the elective recovery plan, published in February 2022, and we are making good progress. The Government will publish a major conditions strategy, setting out a strong and coherent policy agenda that sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care, including for cancers. The major conditions strategy will apply a geographical lens to each condition and address regional disparities in health outcomes in an interim report to be published this summer.

[Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)]

My Lords, the Minister referred to the major conditions strategy, but behind that lies the decision to scrap the 10-year NHS England cancer plan. Is it really wise to move priority away from cancer, given the poor outcomes in this country?

[Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)]

The noble Lord is right to mention the 10-year cancer plan because we are doubling down and we are committed to improving cancer outcomes in this country. We have made significant progress.