Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: living with HIV does not experience their disability in the same way as a person living with cancer
Mentions:
1: Mary Glindon (Lab - North Tyneside) I know someone with prostate cancer—this example is from my family experience—who carries a card that - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Apr. 25 2024
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: ) Exizent Ltd (PRO0040) RSPCA (PRO0051) Institute of Legacy Management (PRO0052) Cancer
Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: activity, and poor diet, contribute to various health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: space ’ , 2021 81 Fan Tong, Yufan Wang and Huile Gao, ‘ Progress and challenges in the translation of cancer
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Scottish Liberal Democrats - Edinburgh Western)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cancer nurses have been employed by each NHS board in each year since 2011-12.
Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
As set out in answer S6W-26209 on 19 April 2024, the information requested on how many cancer nurses have been employed in each year since 2011-12, broken down by NHS board area is not centrally available. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Next month, the team at Pollokshields early years centre are running the Cancer Research UK Race for - Speech Link
2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) We have made dramatic progress in the past few years on many therapy areas—cancer in particular—and we - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport) Sadly, he passed away in 2022, with a rare form of cancer, having been diagnosed with it in December - Speech Link
2: Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport) We can and must do more to support liver disease and liver cancer patients across the UK. - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Liver disease and liver cancer continue to be significant issues in Scotland. - Speech Link
4: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) It is the fastest-rising cause of cancer death in the United Kingdom. - Speech Link
Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of performance against the 62-day referral to treatment cancer standard in England.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
In February 2024, 63.9% of patients, against the standard of 85%, received treatment within 62 days of an urgent suspected cancer or breast symptomatic referral or consultant upgrade, to a first definitive treatment for cancer. This is 1.6% higher than performance in January 2024, and 1.4% higher than the same time last year.
The pandemic and recent industrial action placed significant pressure on elective services, including cancer care. We are seeing record levels of referrals, with over 12,000 urgent referrals seen for suspected cancer per working day in February 2024.
As outlined in the 2024/25 NHS England Planning Guidance, NHS England is providing over £266 million in cancer service development funding to Cancer Alliances to support delivery of the operational priorities for cancer, which includes increasing and prioritising diagnostic and treatment capacity. The Government remains committed to continuing its recovery from the pandemic, and specifically, to reduce local and national waiting times for cancer treatment.