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Pauline Latham

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BBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in Provision
Tuesday 1st November 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Helen Whately Portrait Helen Whately
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Sadly, cancer takes far too many people before their time, and the Government are determined to improve cancer outcomes in the short term and the long term. I am very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss this further.

Pauline Latham Portrait Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)
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What steps is the Minister taking to improve health outcomes and early diagnosis for people with aortic dissections?

Helen Whately Portrait Helen Whately
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I know that my hon. Friend has a real understanding of this particular challenge. In March 2022, NHS England launched an aortic dissection toolkit to support the implementation of robust clinical pathways to identify and manage type A and type B aortic dissection, and English regions are working with the cardiac pathways improvement programme to improve diagnosis and treatment.

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