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Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78888

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish statistics for the time for blood cancer to be diagnosed.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

NHS England has recently started publishing information on Faster Diagnosis Standard Activity and Performance by End Reason and Suspected Tumour. This data includes suspected haematological malignancies excluding acute leukaemia. A table showing the percentage of suspected haematological malignancies excluding acute leukaemia that are either diagnosed or that have cancer ruled out within the standard diagnosis time is attached.

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